Where does “kaakelisavi” come from?
kaakelisavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaakeli, from Swedish kakel, from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.
Ancestry of “kaakelisavi”, step by step
kaakelisavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaakeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaakeli | ceramic tile |
| 2 | Swedish | kakel | tile |
| 3 | German | kachel | inflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kachel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 7 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |