Where does “tulitikkupuntti” come from?
tulitikkupuntti (Finnish) comes from Finnish puntti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.
tulitikkupuntti (Finnish): bundle of matchboxes usually ten matchboxes in a 5x2 arrangement
Definitions
- bundle of matchboxes usually ten matchboxes in a 5x2 arrangement
Ancestry of “tulitikkupuntti”, step by step
tulitikkupuntti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puntti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puntti | leg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for... |
| 2 | Swedish | bult | bolt |
| 3 | Low German | bolt | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bolte | bolt |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bolt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bolt | bolt arrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |
via Finnish tulitikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulitikku | match |
| 2 | Finnish | tikku | splinter; sliver; chip |
| 3 | Swedish | sticka | a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit |
| 4 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |