Where does “hikiviila” come from?

hikiviila (Finnish) comes from Finnish viila, from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

hikiviila (Finnish): sweat scraper

Definitions

  1. sweat scraper

Ancestry of “hikiviila”, step by step

hikiviila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviilafile
2Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
3Middle Low Germanvīle
4Old Saxonfila
5Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu
6Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Finnish hiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikisweat, perspiration
2Proto-Finnichikisweat, perspiration
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlōEvery word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu