Where does “ulsterikangas” come from?
ulsterikangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulsteri, from English Ulster, from Old Norse Uladztir, from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
ulsterikangas (Finnish): ulster fabric, mantle fabric
Definitions
- ulster fabric, mantle fabric
Ancestry of “ulsterikangas”, step by step
ulsterikangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ulsteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ulsteri | ulster type of men's long overcoat made of rough material, often featuring a cape that covers the shoulders |
| 2 | English | Ulster | Alternative form of ulster |
| 3 | Old Norse | Uladztir | Ulster |
| 4 | Old Irish | tír | land, country, territory, ground |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | tīros | dry land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |