Where does “lompuuki” come from?
lompuuki (Meänkieli) comes from Swedish plånbok, from Swedish bok, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
lompuuki (Meänkieli): wallet
Ancestry of “lompuuki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | plånbok | a wallet |
| 2 | Swedish | bok | book; beech |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bōk | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |