Where does “rasvasilli” come from?

rasvasilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish silli, from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

rasvasilli (Finnish): fatty herring, fatty Atlantic herring

Definitions

  1. fatty herring, fatty Atlantic herring

Ancestry of “rasvasilli”, step by step

rasvasilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →