Where does “sapelinkalistelu” come from?
sapelinkalistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sapeli, from Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.
sapelinkalistelu (Finnish): sabre-rattling
Definitions
- sabre-rattling
Ancestry of “sapelinkalistelu”, step by step
sapelinkalistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sapeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sapeli | sabre, saber |
| 2 | Swedish | sabel | sabre |
| 3 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 4 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 5 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 6 | Russian | са́бля | saber, cutlass |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |
via Finnish kalistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalistelu | clanking, rattling making something clank or rattle |
| 2 | Finnish | kalistella | To rattle |
| 3 | Finnish | kalistaa | Alternative form of kalisuttaa |
| 4 | Finnish | -tää | Front vowel variant of -taa |