Where does “kinkkufilee” come from?
kinkkufilee (Finnish) comes from Finnish filee, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
kinkkufilee (Finnish): ham fillet
Definitions
- ham fillet
Ancestry of “kinkkufilee”, step by step
kinkkufilee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish filee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filee | fillet; tenderloin or sirloin |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via Finnish kinkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kinkku | ham; weekend in the army |
| 2 | Swedish | skinka | ham; buttock |
| 3 | Low German | schinke | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schinke | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skinka | ham |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skinkō | thigh, shank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skinkô | thigh; shank |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |