Where does “palvikylki” come from?

palvikylki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylki, from Proto-Finnic külki — side, flank.

palvikylki (Finnish): meat from the side of an animal cured and smoked slowly (in relatively mild heat, often 60–100°C or 140-210 F)

Definitions

  1. meat from the side of an animal cured and smoked slowly (in relatively mild heat, often 60–100°C or 140-210 F)

Ancestry of “palvikylki”, step by step

palvikylki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

via Finnish pälvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälvia bald spot, a patch of snow-free ground,...
2Finnishpalvatato cure
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