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Where does “silakkaverkko” come from?

silakkaverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish silakka, 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.

silakkaverkko (Finnish): A fishing net intended for catching Baltic...

Definitions

  1. A fishing net intended for catching Baltic...

Ancestry of “silakkaverkko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilakkaBaltic herring, "Clupea harengus membras"; A...
2Swedishsillake—
3Swedishlakebrine; burbot
4Middle Low Germanlākewater pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine
5Old Saxonlacalake, stream, brook
6Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
7Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
8Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
9Late Latinliquiritia—
10Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
11Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
12Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →