Where does “viinikellari” come from?
viinikellari (Finnish) comes from Finnish viini, from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
viinikellari (Finnish): wine cellar
Definitions
- wine cellar
Ancestry of “viinikellari”, step by step
viinikellari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viini | wine; quiver |
| 2 | Swedish | vin | a wine |
| 3 | Old Norse | vín | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Finnish kellari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kellari | A cellar; A storage space in an apartment... |
| 2 | Swedish | källare | basement; cellar |
| 3 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |