Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “sillivoileipä” come from? sillivoileipä (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.
sillivoileipä (Finnish): herring sandwich, Atlantic herring sandwich
Definitions herring sandwich, Atlantic herring sandwich Ancestry of “sillivoileipä”, step by step sillivoileipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish silli Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish silli Atlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the... 2 Swedish sill a herring 3 Old Norse síld herring 4 Proto-Germanic sīlą a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
via Finnish voileipä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish voileipä bread and butter, bread with butter; open... 2 Finnish leipä bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... 3 Proto-Finnic laipa bread 4 Proto-Germanic hlaibaz bread