Where does “tupasvillakuitu” come from?
tupasvillakuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupasvilla, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
tupasvillakuitu (Finnish): cottongrass fiber
Definitions
- cottongrass fiber
Ancestry of “tupasvillakuitu”, step by step
tupasvillakuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupasvilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupasvilla | hare's-tail cottongrass, tussock cottongrass,... |
| 2 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelm | William of foreign historical persons |
| 4 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |