Where does “puolivillainen” come from?
puolivillainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish villainen, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
puolivillainen (Finnish): shoddy, effortless, half-hearted, half-ass
Definitions
- shoddy, effortless, half-hearted, half-ass
Ancestry of “puolivillainen”, step by step
puolivillainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish villainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | villainen | woollen |
| 2 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelm | William of foreign historical persons |
| 4 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |