Where does “viirarulla” come from?
viirarulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish rulla, from Swedish rulla, from Old Swedish rolla, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
viirarulla (Finnish): dandy roller
Definitions
- dandy roller
Ancestry of “viirarulla”, step by step
viirarulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rulla | roll; roller, as in "roller skates"; reel, as in... |
| 2 | Swedish | rulla | roll; an official or public document; a register;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rolla | — |
| 4 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Finnish viira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viira | screen woven material |
| 2 | Swedish | vira | to wind (yarn on a roll), to roll |
| 3 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 4 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 5 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 6 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 7 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 8 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |