Where does “riimihärkä” come from?
riimihärkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Härkä, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
riimihärkä (Finnish): salted beef
Definitions
- salted beef
Ancestry of “riimihärkä”, step by step
riimihärkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Härkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Härkä | Taurus a constellation |
| 2 | Latin | Taurus | Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
via Finnish riimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riimi | rhyme |