Where does “telttailu” come from?
telttailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish telttailla, from Finnish teltta, from Swedish tält, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-.
telttailu (Finnish): camping
Ancestry of “telttailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | telttailla | To camp |
| 2 | Finnish | teltta | tent |
| 3 | Swedish | tält | tent; a pavilion or portable lodge |
| 4 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 5 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 9 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |