Where does “hiiligrilli” come from?

hiiligrilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish grilli, from English grill, from English griller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

hiiligrilli (Finnish): charcoal grill, charcoal barbecue

Definitions

  1. charcoal grill, charcoal barbecue

Ancestry of “hiiligrilli”, step by step

hiiligrilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish grilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgrilligrill, barbeque, barbecue; grill room, grillroom,...
2EnglishgrillA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material...
3EnglishgrillerOne who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
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