Where does “liikakilo” come from?

liikakilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

liikakilo (Finnish): kilogram/kilo of extra weight especially body weight, i.e. fat

Definitions

  1. kilogram/kilo of extra weight especially body weight, i.e. fat

Ancestry of “liikakilo”, step by step

liikakilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →