Where does “sateenvarjoteline” come from?
sateenvarjoteline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
sateenvarjoteline (Finnish): umbrella stand
Definitions
- umbrella stand
Ancestry of “sateenvarjoteline”, step by step
sateenvarjoteline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teline | rack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus |
| 2 | Finnish | tela | a log or other piece of wood used as support to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þelą | floor; deal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Finnish sateenvarjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sateenvarjo | umbrella |
| 2 | Finnish | varjo | shade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varjo | shadow, shade; protection |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warjǭ | — |