Where does “fileeleike” come from?
fileeleike (Finnish) comes from Finnish filee, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
fileeleike (Finnish): breast of poultry, e.g. chicken; boneless and skinless unless otherwise specified
Definitions
- breast of poultry, e.g. chicken; boneless and skinless unless otherwise specified
Ancestry of “fileeleike”, step by step
fileeleike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish filee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filee | fillet; tenderloin or sirloin |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via Finnish leike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leike | escalope; clip, clipping |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |