Where does “viinalesti” come from?
viinalesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lesti, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
viinalesti (Finnish): bottle of alcohol or booze
Definitions
- bottle of alcohol or booze
Ancestry of “viinalesti”, step by step
viinalesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lesti | last; shoe tree |
| 2 | Swedish | läst | read; a shoe last; whence the adjective |
| 3 | Middle Low German | last | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hladan | to load, to lade |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaþan | to load |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Finnish viina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viina | liquor US, spirits UK distilled alcoholic beverage; rather strong and often clear, such as vodka |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | viina | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 4 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |