Where does “nimikyltti” come from?

nimikyltti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyltti, 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-.

nimikyltti (Finnish): nameplate plate or plaque inscribed with a name

Definitions

  1. nameplate plate or plaque inscribed with a name

Ancestry of “nimikyltti”, step by step

nimikyltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylttisign, signpost, signboard; plaque
2Swedishskylta sign; a clearly visible object bearing a short...
3Middle Low Germanschilt—
4Old Saxonskildshield
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →