Where does “kylkisilava” come from?

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

kylkisilava (Finnish): side fat (of/from a pig)

Definitions

  1. side fat (of/from a pig)

Ancestry of “kylkisilava”, step by step

kylkisilava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylki

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

via Finnish silava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilavalard
2Proto-Uralicśiläfat
Every word from Proto-Finnic külki →Every word from Finnish kylki →