Where does “ämmänhillikka” come from?

ämmänhillikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ämmä, from Swedish amma, from Low German amme.

Ancestry of “ämmänhillikka”, step by step

ämmänhillikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ämmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishämmäwife, woman; hag; bitch
2Swedishammaa wet nurse; to breastfeed
3Low Germanamme—

via Finnish hillikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillikka—
Every word from Low German amme →Every word from Swedish amma →Every word from Finnish ämmä →