Where does “puolivillaisuus” come from?
puolivillaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolivillainen, 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 — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
puolivillaisuus (Finnish): shoddiness, effortlessness, half-heartedness
Definitions
- shoddiness, effortlessness, half-heartedness
Ancestry of “puolivillaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolivillainen | shoddy, effortless, half-hearted, half-ass |
| 2 | Finnish | villainen | woollen |
| 3 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 4 | Finnish | Vilhelm | William of foreign historical persons |
| 5 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |