Where does “samppanjalasi” come from?
samppanjalasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
samppanjalasi (Finnish): champagne glass, champagne flute, flute
Definitions
- champagne glass, champagne flute, flute
Ancestry of “samppanjalasi”, step by step
samppanjalasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 2 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 3 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 5 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Finnish samppanja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | samppanja | champagne |
| 2 | French | Champagne | region and former province of France |
| 3 | Old French | champagne | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | campania | open country, battlefield; field; level country |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |