Where does “tuuliharppu” come from?

tuuliharppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish harppu, from Swedish harpa, from Old Swedish harpa, from Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

tuuliharppu (Finnish): wind harp

Definitions

  1. wind harp

Ancestry of “tuuliharppu”, step by step

tuuliharppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharppuharp; an old or ugly woman, harpy
2Swedishharpaharp
3Old Swedishharpaharp
4Old Norseharpacompress; to grip, pinch; harp
5Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →