Where does “toteemipatsas” come from?

toteemipatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

toteemipatsas (Finnish): totem pole

Definitions

  1. totem pole

Ancestry of “toteemipatsas”, step by step

toteemipatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish toteemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoteemitotem
2Ojibwedoodemtotem; clan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →