Where does “käärmeensylki” come from?
käärmeensylki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sylki, from English Loki, from Old Norse Loki, from Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
käärmeensylki (Finnish): cuckoo spit
Definitions
- cuckoo spit
Ancestry of “käärmeensylki”, step by step
käärmeensylki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sylki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sylki | saliva, spit; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | English | Loki | The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world |
| 3 | Old Norse | Loki | Loki Norse god |
| 4 | Old Norse | lok | lock, lid; weed, unwanted plant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |