Where does “renkitupa” come from?
renkitupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
renkitupa (Finnish): farmhand's cabin, farmworker's cabin
Definitions
- farmhand's cabin, farmworker's cabin
Ancestry of “renkitupa”, step by step
renkitupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupa | living room, main room; cottage, cot; room |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tupa | — |
| 3 | Icelandic | stofa | a living room; a classroom, a room |
| 4 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 5 | German | stōve | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
via Finnish renki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | renki | farmhand; a boychild |
| 2 | Swedish | dräng | A hired agricultural worker; farmhand; A person... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | drænger | man, especially a capable or brave man; young... |
| 4 | Old Norse | drengr | lad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drangijaz | stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant |