Where does “tulikeppi” come from?
tulikeppi (Finnish) comes from English firestick, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
tulikeppi (Finnish): firestick, fire-stick, thunderstick fire arm, especially a rifle
Definitions
- firestick, fire-stick, thunderstick fire arm, especially a rifle
Ancestry of “tulikeppi”, step by step
tulikeppi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English firestick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | firestick | A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a... |
| 2 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |