Where does “villapaitaekonomisti” come from?
villapaitaekonomisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish villapaita, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
villapaitaekonomisti (Finnish): "cardigan economist"; a member of a small but highly media-visible group of left-leaning economists favoured by legacy media in Finland for commentary on economic issues, the prominent presence of which in the media leaves little space for economists of other ideological persuasions
Definitions
- "cardigan economist"; a member of a small but highly media-visible group of left-leaning economists favoured by legacy media in Finland for commentary on economic issues, the prominent presence of which in the media leaves little space for economists of other ideological persuasions
Ancestry of “villapaitaekonomisti”, step by step
villapaitaekonomisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish villapaita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | villapaita | A sweater, jersey, jumper, cardigan |
| 2 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelm | William of foreign historical persons |
| 4 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Finnish ekonomisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ekonomisti | economist |