Where does “puolukkatyyppi” come from?
puolukkatyyppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyppi, from Swedish typ, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
puolukkatyyppi (Finnish): Vaccinium type a type of somewhat dry (boreal) forest where
Definitions
- Vaccinium type a type of somewhat dry (boreal) forest where
Ancestry of “puolukkatyyppi”, step by step
puolukkatyyppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyyppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyppi | type, kind; dude, guy, person; Short for... |
| 2 | Swedish | typ | type; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:... |
| 3 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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... |