Where does “sukutaulu” come from?
sukutaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
sukutaulu (Finnish): pedigree or chart of ancestors expressed as a table
Definitions
- pedigree or chart of ancestors expressed as a table
Ancestry of “sukutaulu”, step by step
sukutaulu 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 suku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suku | extended family, kin; genus; gender |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suku | kin, extended family |