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Where does “pussilakana” come from?

pussilakana (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakana, from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

pussilakana (Finnish): duvet cover, quilt cover

Definitions

  1. duvet cover, quilt cover

Ancestry of “pussilakana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakanasheet, bedsheet; any large square or rectangular...
2EnglishLondon—
3Middle EnglishLondon—
4Old EnglishLundenLondon
5LatinLondiniumLondon
6Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →