Where does “pilkkiä” come from?
pilkkiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilkki, from Swedish pilk, from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
pilkkiä (Finnish): to ice fish; to doze off
Definitions
- to ice fish; to doze off
Ancestry of “pilkkiä”, step by step
pilkkiä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pilkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilkki | The lure used in ice fishing; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Swedish | pilk | jig |
| 3 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 4 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 5 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |