Where does “kiilamaisesti” come from?

kiilamaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiilamainen, from Finnish kiila, from Middle Low German kil, from Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Norse kelu-, from Finnish Kela, from Finnish Kansaneläkelaitos, from Finnish känsä.

kiilamaisesti (Finnish): wedgewise

Definitions

  1. wedgewise

Ancestry of “kiilamaisesti”, step by step

kiilamaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiilamainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiilamainencuneiform, sphenoid, wedge-shaped, cuneate,...
2Finnishkiilawedge; gusset; key
3Middle Low Germankil
4Old Norsekjǫlrkeel
5Proto-Norsekelu-
6FinnishKelareel, spool, bobbin device around which thread, wire, cable or something similar is wound
7FinnishKansaneläkelaitosThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland official translation, a government branch that administers and provides social security benefits for all residents of Finland
8Finnishkänsäcallus
9Finnishkanssawith; also, too
10Finnishkansassa
11Finnishkansapeople; nation
12Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
13Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm