Where does “runkopatja” come from?
runkopatja (Finnish) comes from Finnish patja, from Proto-Finnic patja, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
runkopatja (Finnish): (box-)sprung bed base, (box-)sprung divan base, box-spring mattress; a spring mattress with a frame, usually a wooden frame, especially one onto which legs can directly be attached, thus working directly also as a bed base
Definitions
- (box-)sprung bed base, (box-)sprung divan base, box-spring mattress; a spring mattress with a frame, usually a wooden frame, especially one onto which legs can directly be attached, thus working directly also as a bed base
Ancestry of “runkopatja”, step by step
runkopatja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.