Where does “pirttulamppu” come from?
pirttulamppu (Ingrian) comes from Finnish lamppu, from Swedish lämpa, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
pirttulamppu (Ingrian): spirit lamp, alcohol burner
Definitions
- spirit lamp, alcohol burner
Ancestry of “pirttulamppu”, step by step
pirttulamppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lamppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lamppu | lamp; light bulb |
| 2 | Swedish | lämpa | to be suitable; to dump, to unload |
| 3 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 5 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Ingrian pirttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pirttu | spirit; ethanol |
| 2 | Russian | спирт | alcohol, spirits |
| 3 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 4 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 5 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 6 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |