Where does “timpurinkynä” come from?
timpurinkynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish timpuri, from Finnish timperi, from Finnish timpermanni, from Swedish timmerman, from English timberman, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel — human being; man; hand.
timpurinkynä (Finnish): carpenter's pencil
Definitions
- carpenter's pencil
Ancestry of “timpurinkynä”, step by step
timpurinkynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish timpuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | timpuri | Alternative form of timperi; carpenter's |
| 2 | Finnish | timperi | carpenter |
| 3 | Finnish | timpermanni | carpenter |
| 4 | Swedish | timmerman | carpenter |
| 5 | English | timberman | A lumberman; A timber dealer; A person who... |
| 6 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 7 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 8 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 9 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 10 | Old French | manual | — |
| 11 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 12 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |