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Where does “balsamiviinietikka” come from?

balsamiviinietikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish viinietikka, from Finnish etikka, from Swedish ättika, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek.

balsamiviinietikka (Finnish): balsamic vinegar

Definitions

  1. balsamic vinegar

Ancestry of “balsamiviinietikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviinietikkawine vinegar
2Finnishetikkavinegar
3Swedishättikavinegar
4Old Norseedik—
5Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
6Middle Dutchedicvinegar
7Old Dutchetig—
8Proto-Germanic*atek—
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →