Where does “irkkukahvi” come from?

irkkukahvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish irkku, from Finnish irlantilainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

irkkukahvi (Finnish): An Irish coffee

Definitions

  1. An Irish coffee

Ancestry of “irkkukahvi”, step by step

irkkukahvi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish irkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishirkkuIrishman, Irishwoman; Irish; Ireland
2FinnishirlantilainenIrish pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people
3Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
4Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
5Old Swedishslagh—
6Middle Low Germanslach—
7Old Saxonslag—
8Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
9Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
10Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslagge—
12Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
13Old Saxonslāhanto hit
14Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
16Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish kahvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahvicoffee
2Swedishkaffecoffee
3GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
4Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via English Irish coffee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIrish coffeeA cocktail consisting of hot coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey, topped with whipped cream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →