Where does “kúlupenni” come from?

kúlupenni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic penni, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

kúlupenni (Icelandic): ballpoint pen

Definitions

  1. ballpoint pen

Ancestry of “kúlupenni”, step by step

kúlupenni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpennia pen
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Icelandic kúla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickúlasphere, ball; lump; bullet
2Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →