Where does “klyyvi” come from?

klyyvi (Finnish) comes from Swedish klyvare, from Swedish klyva, from Old Swedish klȳva, from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

klyyvi (Finnish): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “klyyvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklyvarejib
2Swedishklyvato split, to cleave
3Old Swedishklȳvato split
4Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
5Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubanąEvery word from Old Norse kljúfa
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