Where does “saunapalvikinkku” come from?
saunapalvikinkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvikinkku, from Finnish kinkku, from Swedish skinka, from Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.
saunapalvikinkku (Finnish): ham slowly smoked in relatively mild heat (often 60–100°C or 140-210 F) in a smoke sauna
Definitions
- ham slowly smoked in relatively mild heat (often 60–100°C or 140-210 F) in a smoke sauna
Ancestry of “saunapalvikinkku”, step by step
saunapalvikinkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palvikinkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvikinkku | slow-smoked ham (in relatively mild heat, often 60–100°C or 140-210 F) |
| 2 | Finnish | kinkku | ham; weekend in the army |
| 3 | Swedish | skinka | ham; buttock |
| 4 | Low German | schinke | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | schinke | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skinka | ham |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skinkō | thigh, shank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skinkô | thigh; shank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |