Where does “rikkakihveli” come from?

rikkakihveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kihveli, from Swedish skyffel, from Middle Low German schüffel, from Old Saxon skūfla, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

Ancestry of “rikkakihveli”, step by step

rikkakihveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kihveli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihvelidustpan; Synonym of talikko
2Swedishskyffelshovel
3Middle Low Germanschüffel
4Old Saxonskūfla
5Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
6Proto-Germanicskublō

via Finnish rikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkamote, litter; "short for" rikkakasvi
2Proto-Finnicrikka
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublōEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuflōEvery word from Old Saxon skūfla
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