Where does “kermaviili” come from?
kermaviili (Finnish) comes from Finnish viili, from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
kermaviili (Finnish): Nordic kind of sour cream
Definitions
- Nordic kind of sour cream
Ancestry of “kermaviili”, step by step
kermaviili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viili | Nordic kind of sour milk, similar to yoghurt but... |
| 2 | Swedish | fil | a file; a row of objects; most commonly used... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vīle | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fila | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fį̄hlu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finhlō | rasp; file |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |