Where does “herkkusilava” come from?

herkkusilava (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkku, from Proto-Finnic herkku — delicacy.

herkkusilava (Finnish): bacon

Definitions

  1. bacon

Ancestry of “herkkusilava”, step by step

herkkusilava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishherkkuA delicacy
2Proto-Finnicherkkudelicacy

via Finnish silava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilavalard
2Proto-Uralicśiläfat
Every word from Proto-Finnic herkku →Every word from Finnish herkku →