Where does “kukkakaalivuoka” come from?

kukkakaalivuoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkakaali, from Finnish kaali, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός.

kukkakaalivuoka (Finnish): cauliflower casserole

Definitions

  1. cauliflower casserole

Ancestry of “kukkakaalivuoka”, step by step

kukkakaalivuoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kukkakaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkakaalicauliflower
2Finnishkaalicabbage; Brassica, a plant genus in Brassicaceae;...
3Old Swedishkāl
4Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
5Old Englishcāwelcolewort
6Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
7Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
8Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Finnish vuoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokacasserole; casserole, usually with a modifier...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis