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Where does “kylki” come from?

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

kylki (Finnish): side; sparerib; loin

Definitions

  1. side; sparerib; loin

Ancestry of “kylki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

Words derived from “kylki”

  • kylkiluu
  • kyljittäin
  • kyljys
  • grillikyljys
  • grillikylki
  • paahtokylki
  • tasakylkinen kolmio
  • tasakylkinen
  • kylkiäinen
  • hopeakylki
  • kylkiviiva
Every word from Proto-Finnic külki →