Where does “krilliäyriäinen” come from?
krilliäyriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish krilli, from Spanish kril, from English krill, from Norwegian krill — fish fry.
krilliäyriäinen (Finnish): Synonym of krilli
Ancestry of “krilliäyriäinen”, step by step
krilliäyriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish krilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | krilli | krill |
| 2 | Spanish | kril | krill |
| 3 | English | krill | any of several small marine crustacean species of... |
| 4 | Norwegian | krill | fish fry |
via Finnish äyriäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äyriäinen | crustacean; shellfish |
| 2 | Finnish | äyräs | bank edge of river or lake, especially a steep one |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |