Where does “sänkipelto” come from?

sänkipelto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

sänkipelto (Finnish): stubble field

Definitions

  1. stubble field

Ancestry of “sänkipelto”, step by step

sänkipelto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish sänki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsänkistubble
2Proto-Finnicsänkistubble
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśäŋke-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →