tervaporvari
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (historical) tar trader, especially one active during the heyday of Finnish tar exports to the rest of Europe in the 19th century.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish terva (tar) + Finnish porvari (burgher, bourgeois person).
Origin
Finnish
porvari
Gloss
burgher, bourgeois person
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hautaterva Finnish
- kivihiiliterva Finnish
- poroporvari Finnish
- porvari Finnish
- porvarihallitus Finnish
- porvarillinen Finnish
- porvaristo Finnish
- terva Finnish
- tervaantua Finnish
- tervahauta Finnish
- tervahöyry Finnish
- tervainen Finnish
- tervakauppa Finnish
- tervakko Finnish
- tervaleppä Finnish
- tervanpoltto Finnish
- tervapaperi Finnish
- tervapata Finnish
- tervapeippo Finnish
- tervapääsky Finnish
- tervas Finnish
- tervasaippua Finnish
- tervasoihtu Finnish
- tervata Finnish
- tervatynnyri Finnish
- tervautua Finnish
- tervavene Finnish
- tervavesi Finnish
- tuohiterva Finnish
- borgare Swedish
- *terva Proto-Finnic
- terva
- tervas
- porvari
- tervata
- tervakko
- tervapata
- tervautua
- tervavene
- tervavesi
- tervainen
- porvaristo
- tervaleppä
- tuohiterva
- hautaterva
- tervahöyry
- tervaantua
- tervahauta
- poroporvari
- tervapeippo
- tervapaperi
- tervapääsky
- tervakauppa
- tervasoihtu
- tervatynnyri
- tervasaippua
- tervanpoltto
- porvarillinen
- kivihiiliterva
- porvarihallitus