Where does “tervapahvi” come from?
tervapahvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pahvi, from Swedish paff, from German Pappe, from Middle High German pappe, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
tervapahvi (Finnish): tar paper, tar cardboard
Definitions
- tar paper, tar cardboard
Ancestry of “tervapahvi”, step by step
tervapahvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pahvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pahvi | Relatively thick and stiff cardboard. According... |
| 2 | Swedish | paff | stunned, speechless |
| 3 | German | Pappe | paperboard, cardboard; a piece of paper laced... |
| 4 | Middle High German | pappe | pap, mash; pap, flour mash; porridge, mush |
| 5 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |