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Where does “tiiliskivi” come from?

tiiliskivi (Finnish) comes from Swedish tegelsten, from Swedish tegel, from Old Swedish tighl, from Old Norse tigl, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tiiliskivi (Finnish): brick; a very thick book

Definitions

  1. brick; a very thick book

Ancestry of “tiiliskivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtegelstenbrick
2Swedishtegelbrick , tiles
3Old Swedishtighl—
4Old Norsetigl—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgula—
7Latintegō—
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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