Where does “pälsmössa” come from?
pälsmössa (Swedish) comes from Swedish päls, from Finnish palsa, from Finnish palttoo, from Russian пальто́, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball — to fear.
pälsmössa (Swedish): a fur hat, a fur cap (for example an ushanka)
Definitions
- a fur hat, a fur cap (for example an ushanka)
Ancestry of “pälsmössa”, step by step
pälsmössa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish päls
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | päls | fur, coat; fur coat |
| 2 | Finnish | palsa | palsa; long overcoat |
| 3 | Finnish | palttoo | A long overcoat |
| 4 | Russian | пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick |
| 5 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 6 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 7 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 8 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 9 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 10 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 11 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 12 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 13 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Swedish mossa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mossa | a moss |
| 2 | Dutch | muts | tuque (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 4 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |