Where does “tiiliseinä” come from?
tiiliseinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiili, from Old Swedish tighl, from Old Norse tigl, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tiiliseinä (Finnish): brick wall
Ancestry of “tiiliseinä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiili | brick; tile |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tighl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | tigl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 5 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 6 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |