Where does “salmiakkijäätelö” come from?

salmiakkijäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätelö, from English ice cream, from English iced cream — Dated form of ice cream.

salmiakkijäätelö (Finnish): salty licorice ice cream

Definitions

  1. salty licorice ice cream

Ancestry of “salmiakkijäätelö”, step by step

salmiakkijäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäätelö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäätelöice cream
2Englishice creamA dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a...
3Englishiced creamDated form of ice cream

via Finnish salmiakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalmiakkisalty licorice, salty liquorice; sal ammoniac
2Swedishsalmiakammonium chloride
Every word from English iced cream →Every word from English ice cream →Every word from Finnish jäätelö →