Where does “kuorimaveitsi” come from?
kuorimaveitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoria, from Finnish kuori, from Old Swedish kor, from Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kuorimaveitsi (Finnish): peeler; paring knife
Ancestry of “kuorimaveitsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuoria | to peel; to skin; to skim |
| 2 | Finnish | kuori | skin; peel; shale |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kor | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kórr | — |
| 5 | Latin | chorus | chorus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |