Where does “puolaus” come from?

puolaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolata, 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...

puolaus (Finnish): spooling winding on a spool

Definitions

  1. spooling winding on a spool

Ancestry of “puolaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolatato spool wind on a spool
2FinnishPuolabobbin small spool
3Swedishspolea coil, a reel; an inductor
4Old Norsespóla—
5Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
6Proto-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 →