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

  1. (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.

via Finnish patja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatjamattress; stratum, layer of soil, air, water;...
2Proto-Finnicpatjapillow, cushion; mattress
3Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic badją
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