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Where does “saagopalmu” come from?

saagopalmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palmu, from Swedish palm, from Old Swedish palmber, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

saagopalmu (Finnish): sago palm

Definitions

  1. sago palm

Ancestry of “saagopalmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalmupalm tree
2SwedishpalmA palm, tropical tree
3Old Swedishpalmber—
4Old Norsepalmi—
5LatinPalma—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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