Where does “keittiöveitsi” come from?

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

keittiöveitsi (Finnish): kitchen knife

Definitions

  1. kitchen knife

Ancestry of “keittiöveitsi”, step by step

keittiöveitsi 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 veitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveitsiknife
2Proto-Finnicveicciknife
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keittiö →