Where does “jääröykkiö” come from?

jääröykkiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish röykkiö, from Finnish roukkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

jääröykkiö (Finnish): pile of ice, heap of ice, ice jam

Definitions

  1. pile of ice, heap of ice, ice jam

Ancestry of “jääröykkiö”, step by step

jääröykkiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röykkiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröykkiöheap
2FinnishroukkioAlternative form of röykkiö
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-Every word from Finnish -iöEvery word from Spanish -ijo