Where does “toteemipaalu” come from?

toteemipaalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish toteemi, from Ojibwe doodem — totem; clan.

toteemipaalu (Finnish): totem pole

Definitions

  1. totem pole

Ancestry of “toteemipaalu”, step by step

toteemipaalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toteemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoteemitotem
2Ojibwedoodemtotem; clan

via Finnish paalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaalustake, pole; pile; the stake
Every word from Ojibwe doodem →Every word from Finnish toteemi →