Where does “hapansilakka” come from?
hapansilakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish silakka, from Swedish sillake, from Swedish lake, from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits.
hapansilakka (Finnish): surströmming
Ancestry of “hapansilakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | silakka | Baltic herring, "Clupea harengus membras"; A... |
| 2 | Swedish | sillake | — |
| 3 | Swedish | lake | brine; burbot |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lāke | water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine |
| 5 | Old Saxon | laca | lake, stream, brook |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 7 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 8 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 9 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |