Where does “sukupolvitilinpito” come from?

sukupolvitilinpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilinpito, from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

sukupolvitilinpito (Finnish): generational accounting

Definitions

  1. generational accounting

Ancestry of “sukupolvitilinpito”, step by step

sukupolvitilinpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tilinpito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilinpitoaccounting, bookkeeping
2Finnishtiliaccount
3Old Saxonthili—
4Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish sukupolvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupolvigeneration
2Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
3Proto-Finnicpolviknee
4Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Saxon thili →