Where does “tuulilasinpyyhin” come from?
tuulilasinpyyhin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuulilasi, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
tuulilasinpyyhin (Finnish): A windscreen wiper or a windshield wiper
Definitions
- A windscreen wiper or a windshield wiper
Ancestry of “tuulilasinpyyhin”, step by step
tuulilasinpyyhin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuulilasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuulilasi | windscreen; windshield |
| 2 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 3 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 6 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |