Where does “puolukanvarpu” come from?
puolukanvarpu (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...
puolukanvarpu (Finnish): lingonberry twig
Definitions
- lingonberry twig
Ancestry of “puolukanvarpu”, step by step
puolukanvarpu 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... |