Where does “vauvantalkki” come from?
vauvantalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish talkki, from Swedish talk, from German Talk, from English talk, from Middle English talken, from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną, from Proto-Germanic talōną — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
vauvantalkki (Finnish): baby powder
Definitions
- baby powder
Ancestry of “vauvantalkki”, step by step
vauvantalkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talkki | talc |
| 2 | Swedish | talk | talc |
| 3 | German | Talk | talc; a talk show |
| 4 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 6 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Finnish vauva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vauva | baby; a baby animal |