Where does “sinappisilli” come from?

sinappisilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinappi, from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

sinappisilli (Finnish): A dish consisting of cold (Atlantic) herring in a mustard-based sauce

Definitions

  1. A dish consisting of cold (Atlantic) herring in a mustard-based sauce

Ancestry of “sinappisilli”, step by step

sinappisilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinappimustard
2Swedishsenapmustard
3Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
4Latinsināpis—
5Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
6Demoticsnwpt—

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →Every word from Latin sināpis →