Where does “olkisilppuri” come from?
olkisilppuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish silppuri, from Finnish silputa, from Finnish silppu, from Finnish silpoa — to dismember, mutilate, maim.
olkisilppuri (Finnish): straw shredder
Ancestry of “olkisilppuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | silppuri | shredder; chipper |
| 2 | Finnish | silputa | To shred; To chip |
| 3 | Finnish | silppu | chaff; roughage |
| 4 | Finnish | silpoa | to dismember, mutilate, maim |