Where does “kyljys” come from?

kyljys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylki, from Proto-Finnic külki — side, flank.

kyljys (Finnish): chop, cutlet

Definitions

  1. chop, cutlet

Ancestry of “kyljys”, step by step

kyljys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kyljys”

Every word from Proto-Finnic külki →