Where does “tomhylsa” come from?

tomhylsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish töm, from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

tomhylsa (Swedish): empty shell casing cartridge case after the bullet has been discharged

Definitions

  1. empty shell casing cartridge case after the bullet has been discharged

Ancestry of “tomhylsa”, step by step

tomhylsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish töm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtöma rein
2EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
3Middle EnglishThommeTom
4Middle EnglishThomas—
5LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
6Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
7Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
8Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini

via Swedish hylsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhylsashell, cap, casing
2GermanHülsepod; case; holly
3Middle Dutchhuls—
4Old Dutchhulis—
5Proto-West Germanichulisholly
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Aramaic תאמא →Every word from Aramaic תאומא →Every word from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς →