Where does “tiimalasivartalo” come from?
tiimalasivartalo (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;...
tiimalasivartalo (Finnish): hourglass figure
Definitions
- hourglass figure
Ancestry of “tiimalasivartalo”, step by step
tiimalasivartalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tiimalasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiimalasi | hourglass, sandglass |
| 2 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 3 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 6 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |