Where does “puolasto” come from?

puolasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish Puola, from Swedish spole, from Old Norse spóla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

puolasto (Finnish): spools of a system collectively

Definitions

  1. spools of a system collectively

Ancestry of “puolasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPuolabobbin small spool
2Swedishspolea coil, a reel; an inductor
3Old Norsespóla—
4Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Norse spóla →