Where does “tyyrpuuri” come from?
tyyrpuuri (Finnish) comes from Swedish styrbord, from Swedish styra, from Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
tyyrpuuri (Finnish): starboard
Ancestry of “tyyrpuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | styrbord | in starboard direction of a vessel; starboard ... |
| 2 | Swedish | styra | govern, rule, control; steer, navigate, direct |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stȳra | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |