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Where does “putelli” come from?

putelli (Finnish) comes from Russian буты́лка, from Polish butelka, from Polish butla, from Polish butel, from German Büttel, from Middle High German bütel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil — to be awake, be aware.

putelli (Finnish): Alternative form of puteli

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of puteli

Ancestry of “putelli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбуты́лкаbottle
2Polishbutelkabottle
3Polishbutlatank, cylinder; a round, usually pressurized...
4Polishbutel—
5GermanBüttela court officer, usher or messenger; a policeman;...
6Middle High Germanbütel—
7Old High Germanbūtilpurse
8Proto-West Germanic*būdil—
9Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
10Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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