Where does “kolmioviila” come from?
kolmioviila (Finnish) comes from Finnish viila, 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...
kolmioviila (Finnish): triangular file
Ancestry of “kolmioviila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viila | file |
| 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... |