Where does “korkkijälsi” come from?
korkkijälsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
korkkijälsi (Finnish): phellogen
Definitions
- phellogen
Ancestry of “korkkijälsi”, step by step
korkkijälsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkki | cork; cap, top, lip |
| 2 | Swedish | kork | cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle... |
| 3 | German | Kork | cork |
| 4 | Dutch | kurk | cork |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 6 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 7 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |
via Finnish jälsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jälsi | cambium |