Where does “skottihame” come from?
skottihame (Finnish) comes from Finnish skotti, from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
skottihame (Finnish): tartan skirt
Definitions
- tartan skirt
Ancestry of “skottihame”, step by step
skottihame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish skotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | skotti | Scot; Scots, Lallans; Scottie "Alternative term... |
| 2 | English | Scot | A person born in or native to Scotland |
| 3 | Middle English | scot | payment |
| 4 | Old English | Scot | shot, act of shooting |
| 5 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via Finnish Häme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Häme | Tavastia, Tavastland |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hämä | A person living in or originating from the area... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |