Where does “kaalikeitto” come from?

kaalikeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaali, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

kaalikeitto (Finnish): cabbage soup

Definitions

  1. cabbage soup

Ancestry of “kaalikeitto”, step by step

kaalikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaalicabbage; Brassica, a plant genus in Brassicaceae;...
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →