Where does “puoluepamppu” come from?

puoluepamppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pamppu, from English pamp, from Middle English pampen, from Middle Low German pampen, from Old Saxon pampōn, from Proto-Germanic pampōną, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

puoluepamppu (Finnish): party leader leader of a political party

Definitions

  1. party leader leader of a political party

Ancestry of “puoluepamppu”, step by step

puoluepamppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pamppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpamppubaton, nightstick; bigwig; turnkey
2EnglishpampTo pamper
3Middle Englishpampen—
4Middle Low Germanpampento stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...
5Old Saxonpampōn—
6Proto-Germanicpampōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

via Finnish puolue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolueparty, political party
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pampōną →Every word from Old Saxon pampōn →