Where does “puolitanko” come from?
puolitanko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tanko, from Old Swedish stang, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
puolitanko (Finnish): half-staff, half-mast
Definitions
- half-staff, half-mast
Ancestry of “puolitanko”, step by step
puolitanko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tanko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tanko | rod, bar, pole, staff; barre; billet |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stang | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 4 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 5 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 6 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |