Where does “silakkarulla” come from?
silakkarulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish rulla, from Swedish rulla, from Old Swedish rolla, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
silakkarulla (Finnish): a food similar to suutarinlohi, Baltic herring pickled and slowly boiled in vinegar
Definitions
- a food similar to suutarinlohi, Baltic herring pickled and slowly boiled in vinegar
Ancestry of “silakkarulla”, step by step
silakkarulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rulla | roll; roller, as in "roller skates"; reel, as in... |
| 2 | Swedish | rulla | roll; an official or public document; a register;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rolla | — |
| 4 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Finnish silakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | silakka | Baltic herring, "Clupea harengus membras"; A... |
| 2 | Swedish | sillake | — |
| 3 | Swedish | lake | brine; burbot |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lāke | water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine |
| 5 | Old Saxon | laca | lake, stream, brook |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 7 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 8 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 9 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |