Where does “kylkiviiva” come from?

kylkiviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish viiva, from Finnish vije-.

kylkiviiva (Finnish): lateral line

Definitions

  1. lateral line

Ancestry of “kylkiviiva”, step by step

kylkiviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—

via Finnish kylki

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

Words derived from “kylkiviiva”

Every word from Finnish vije- →Every word from Finnish viiva →