Where does “tilapalkki” come from?

tilapalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pälkki, from Swedish balk, from English balker, from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô — to balk, beam.

tilapalkki (Finnish): status bar

Definitions

  1. status bar

Ancestry of “tilapalkki”, step by step

tilapalkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pälkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälkkibeam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support
2Swedishbalka wooden or metal beam; a bend
3EnglishbalkerOne who, or that which balks; A person who stands...
4EnglishbalkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field...
5Middle Englishbalkebalk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke
6Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
7Old Norsebalkr
8Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic balkôEvery word from Old Norse balkr