Where does “kili” come from?
kili (Finnish) comes from Swedish kille, from Old English cyning, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
kili (Finnish): goatling, kid, kidling
Ancestry of “kili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | kille | Boy, lad; A adult male person; guy, bloke;... |
| 2 | Old English | cyning | king |
| 3 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 6 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |