Where does “kyljysrivi” come from?

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

kyljysrivi (Finnish): loin, chine, rack of meat, especially pork

Definitions

  1. loin, chine, rack of meat, especially pork

Ancestry of “kyljysrivi”, step by step

kyljysrivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyljys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyljyschop, cutlet
2Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
3Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

via Finnish rivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivirow, line; line; rank
Every word from Proto-Finnic külki →Every word from Finnish kylki →Every word from Finnish kyljys →