Where does “kanapihvi” come from?
kanapihvi (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.
kanapihvi (Finnish): chicken patty, chicken steak
Definitions
- chicken patty, chicken steak
Ancestry of “kanapihvi”, step by step
kanapihvi traces back through two 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 |