Where does “tyllihuntu” come from?
tyllihuntu (Finnish) comes from Finnish huntu, from Kabuverdianu djuntu, from Portuguese junto, from Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
tyllihuntu (Finnish): tulle veil
Definitions
- tulle veil
Ancestry of “tyllihuntu”, step by step
tyllihuntu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huntu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huntu | veil; coma |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | djuntu | together, jointly |
| 3 | Portuguese | junto | together |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | junto | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūnctus | joined, having been joined |
| 6 | Latin | iungō | to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via Finnish tylli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tylli | bird of the genus "Charadrius", especially its... |
| 2 | French | Tulle | tulle |
| 3 | Latin | tūtēla | tutelage, guardianship |
| 4 | Latin | tueor | I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | toweōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewH- | to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to... |