Where does “holetoi” come from?

holetoi (Veps) comes from Veps holʹ, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holetoi (Veps): carefree, untroubled; careless; sloppy, untidy

Definitions

  1. carefree, untroubled; careless; sloppy, untidy

Ancestry of “holetoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsholʹcare
2Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
3Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
4Old Swedishhul—
5Old Norsehóla hole
6Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
7Proto-Germanichulazhollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →
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