Where does “pylvässali” come from?
pylvässali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sali, from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
pylvässali (Finnish): any hall with a supporting column or columns
Definitions
- any hall with a supporting column or columns
Ancestry of “pylvässali”, step by step
pylvässali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sali | hall; A large room, often one in which dinners... |
| 2 | Swedish | säl | a seal |
| 3 | Old Norse | selr | seal; second-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | selhaz | seal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |
via Finnish pylväs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pylväs | column; a free-standing column or pillar; bar |