Where does “hedelmäveitsi” come from?

hedelmäveitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish veitsi, from Proto-Finnic veicci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ.

hedelmäveitsi (Finnish): fruit knife

Definitions

  1. fruit knife

Ancestry of “hedelmäveitsi”, step by step

hedelmäveitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveitsiknife
2Proto-Finnicveicciknife
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic veicci →Every word from Finnish veitsi →