Where does “tavukoodi” come from?
tavukoodi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavu, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz — to stand still; to harden.
tavukoodi (Finnish): bytecode
Definitions
- bytecode
Ancestry of “tavukoodi”, step by step
tavukoodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tavu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavu | syllable; byte |
| 2 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 3 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 4 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 5 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 6 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
via Finnish koodi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koodi | code |
| 2 | English | code | A short symbol, often with little relation to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | code | Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous... |
| 4 | Old English | codd | bag; sack; husk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |