Where does “silttikivi” come from?

silttikivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish siltti, from English silt, from Middle English silte, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

silttikivi (Finnish): siltstone

Definitions

  1. siltstone

Ancestry of “silttikivi”, step by step

silttikivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilttisilt
2EnglishsiltMud or fine earth deposited from running or...
3Middle Englishsilte—
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Middle English silte →