Where does “silakka” come from?
silakka (Finnish) comes from Swedish sillake, from Swedish lake, from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia.
silakka (Finnish): Baltic herring, "Clupea harengus membras"; A...
Definitions
- Baltic herring, "Clupea harengus membras"; A...
Ancestry of “silakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sillake | — |
| 2 | Swedish | lake | brine; burbot |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lāke | water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine |
| 4 | Old Saxon | laca | lake, stream, brook |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 6 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 7 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 8 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |