Where does “puuhkalakki” come from?
puuhkalakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuhka, from Russian пух, from Old East Slavic пухъ, from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.
puuhkalakki (Finnish): Santa Claus
Definitions
- Santa Claus
Ancestry of “puuhkalakki”, step by step
puuhkalakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puuhka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puuhka | muff; a position in which the arms are crossed |
| 2 | Russian | пух | down; fluff; short masculine singular past... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пухъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | puxъ | breath, pong; blister; fluff, fur |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pews- | to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper |