Where does “ylistyspuhe” come from?
ylistyspuhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhe, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ylistyspuhe (Finnish): eulogy, encomium, praise
Definitions
- eulogy, encomium, praise
Ancestry of “ylistyspuhe”, step by step
ylistyspuhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhe | speech; address; oration |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish ylistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ylistys | praise, acclaim, exaltation |
| 2 | Finnish | ylistää | to praise, laud; to extol; to eulogize in a speech; to celebrate in a patriotic context; to commend a subordinate, employee |
| 3 | Finnish | ylinen | above; attic |
| 4 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 5 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 6 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |