Where does “seinätaulu” come from?
seinätaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
seinätaulu (Finnish): wall painting, painting on the wall
Definitions
- wall painting, painting on the wall
Ancestry of “seinätaulu”, step by step
seinätaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taulu | painting; picture, print etc., especially a... |
| 2 | Swedish | tavla | a painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture... |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Finnish seinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seinä | wall; mains; Essive singular form of sei |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | saina | wall |