Where does “tiimalasimainen” come from?

tiimalasimainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiimalasi, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

tiimalasimainen (Finnish): hourglass-like, hourglass-shaped

Definitions

  1. hourglass-like, hourglass-shaped

Ancestry of “tiimalasimainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiimalasihourglass, sandglass
2Finnishlasiglass; bells; ice
3Swedishglasglass
4Old Swedishglas—
5Middle Low Germanglasglass
6Old Saxonglasglass
7Proto-West Germanicglasglass
8Proto-Germanicglasąglass
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →
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