Where does “kylkiruoto” come from?

kylkiruoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoto, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

kylkiruoto (Finnish): fish rib, fish rib bone

Definitions

  1. fish rib, fish rib bone

Ancestry of “kylkiruoto”, step by step

kylkiruoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruotofishbone, bone; shaft, stem; spine, chine
2Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Finnish ruoto →