Where does “sveitsinhuilu” come from?

sveitsinhuilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish huilu, from Proto-Germanic sweglō — flute.

sveitsinhuilu (Finnish): fife

Definitions

  1. fife

Ancestry of “sveitsinhuilu”, step by step

sveitsinhuilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuiluflute
2Proto-Germanicsweglōflute

via Finnish Sveitsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSveitsinof Switzerland, Swiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweglō →Every word from Finnish huilu →