Where does “tohveli” come from?

tohveli (Finnish) comes from Swedish toffel, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

tohveli (Finnish): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “tohveli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtoffelslipper; a henpecked guy
2Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
3Middle High Germanpantoffel—
4Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
5Italianpantofolaslipper
6Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
7Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
8Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “tohveli”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →