Where does “seinäkaide” come from?

seinäkaide (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaide, from Ottoman Turkish قاعده, from Arabic قَاعِدَة — rule, principle; foundation, base.

seinäkaide (Finnish): wall railing

Definitions

  1. wall railing

Ancestry of “seinäkaide”, step by step

seinäkaide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaiderailing, handrail, banister, balustrade, balcony...
2Ottoman Turkishقاعدهbase, foundation, that upon which anything stands or is founded
3Arabicقَاعِدَةrule, principle; foundation, base

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Arabic قَاعِدَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاعده →Every word from Finnish kaide →