Where does “jauhemaksapihvi” come from?
jauhemaksapihvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihvi, from Swedish biff, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
jauhemaksapihvi (Finnish): (minced) liver patty
Definitions
- (minced) liver patty
Ancestry of “jauhemaksapihvi”, step by step
jauhemaksapihvi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pihvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihvi | steak; patty |
| 2 | Swedish | biff | a steak, a beefsteak |
| 3 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 5 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 6 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |