Where does “puolata” come from?

puolata (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...

puolata (Finnish): to spool wind on a spool

Definitions

  1. to spool wind on a spool

Ancestry of “puolata”, step by step

puolata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Puola

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...

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “puolata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Norse spóla →