Where does “savusilli” come from?

savusilli (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.

savusilli (Finnish): smoked herring, buckling; red herring; kipper

Definitions

  1. smoked herring, buckling; red herring; kipper

Ancestry of “savusilli”, step by step

savusilli 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 savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu—
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Swedish sill →
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