Where does “putkipalkki” come from?
putkipalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pälkki, from Swedish balk, from English balker, from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô — to balk, beam.
putkipalkki (Finnish): hollow section metal product
Definitions
- hollow section metal product
Ancestry of “putkipalkki”, step by step
putkipalkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pälkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pälkki | beam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support |
| 2 | Swedish | balk | a wooden or metal beam; a bend |
| 3 | English | balker | One who, or that which balks; A person who stands... |
| 4 | English | balk | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field... |
| 5 | Middle English | balke | balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke |
| 6 | Old English | balca | balk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering |
| 7 | Old Norse | balkr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |