Where does “filotaikina” come from?

filotaikina (Finnish) comes from Greek φύλλο, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

filotaikina (Finnish): phyllo, filo, filo dough type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked

Definitions

  1. phyllo, filo, filo dough type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked

Ancestry of “filotaikina”, step by step

filotaikina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φύλλο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφύλλοleaf; blade
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Finnish taikina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaikinadough, paste, pastry; batter
2Proto-Finnictaikinadough
3Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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