Where does “kyltti” come from?

kyltti (Finnish) comes from Swedish skylt, from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

kyltti (Finnish): sign, signpost, signboard; plaque

Definitions

  1. sign, signpost, signboard; plaque

Ancestry of “kyltti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskylta sign; a clearly visible object bearing a short...
2Middle Low Germanschilt—
3Old Saxonskildshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “kyltti”

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