Where does “tulilankanalli” come from?

tulilankanalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish nalli, from Swedish knall, from Swedish knallfull, from Swedish full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

tulilankanalli (Finnish): plain detonator, a blasting cap detonated with a fuse

Definitions

  1. plain detonator, a blasting cap detonated with a fuse

Ancestry of “tulilankanalli”, step by step

tulilankanalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnalliprimer
2Swedishknallbang
3Swedishknallfullvery drunk
4Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
5Old Norsefullrfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish tulilanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulilanka—
2Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
4Proto-Germaniclangô—
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →