Where does “keittiötikas” come from?

keittiötikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish keittiö, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

keittiötikas (Finnish): step ladder

Definitions

  1. step ladder

Ancestry of “keittiötikas”, step by step

keittiötikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keittiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittiökitchen; cuisine
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish tikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikasladder; rung of a ladder
2Old Swedishstighi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keittiö →