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Where does “pyyheliinakangas” come from?

pyyheliinakangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyheliina, from Finnish Liina, from Finnish Karoliina, from Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz — to grow old, to mature.

pyyheliinakangas (Finnish): toweling, terry cloth

Definitions

  1. toweling, terry cloth

Ancestry of “pyyheliinakangas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyheliinatowel
2FinnishLiina—
3FinnishKaroliina—
4LatinCarolīna—
5LatinCarolusCharles
6Middle High GermanKarl—
7Old High Germankarlman
8Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
9Proto-Germanickaraz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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