Where does “takkileninki” come from?
takkileninki (Finnish) comes from Finnish leninki, from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną.
takkileninki (Finnish): a coat-like frock or dress
Definitions
- a coat-like frock or dress
Ancestry of “takkileninki”, step by step
takkileninki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leninki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leninki | A frock or a dress |
| 2 | Swedish | klänning | a dress |
| 3 | Swedish | klädning | — |
| 4 | Swedish | kläda | to dress; now commonly contracted to "klä" |
| 5 | Old Swedish | klæþa | to dress |
| 6 | Old Norse | klæða | — |
| 7 | Old English | clāþian | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþōną | to clothe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |
via Finnish täkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täkki | quilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stakker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stafkarl | poor beggar |
| 4 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |