Where does “puolukanpunainen” come from?
puolukanpunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolukka, 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...
puolukanpunainen (Finnish): lingonberry red
Definitions
- lingonberry red
Ancestry of “puolukanpunainen”, step by step
puolukanpunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolukka | lingonberry, cowberry, "Vaccinium vitis-idaea";... |
| 2 | Finnish | Puola | bobbin small spool |
| 3 | Swedish | spole | a coil, a reel; an inductor |
| 4 | Old Norse | spóla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |