Where does “ovikyltti” come from?

ovikyltti (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-.

ovikyltti (Finnish): doorplate plaque mounted on a door

Definitions

  1. doorplate plaque mounted on a door

Ancestry of “ovikyltti”, step by step

ovikyltti 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 ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →
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