Where does “paistisuikale” come from?
paistisuikale (Finnish) comes from Finnish suikale, from Finnish -le, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
paistisuikale (Finnish): (round) strip (of beef)
Definitions
- (round) strip (of beef)
Ancestry of “paistisuikale”, step by step
paistisuikale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suikale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suikale | a strip, a shred long, narrow piece cut or torn off |
| 2 | Finnish | -le | Forms diminutive nouns |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |