Where does “tilkkuryijy” come from?

tilkkuryijy (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryijy, from Swedish rya — thick cloth.

tilkkuryijy (Finnish): patchwork rya

Definitions

  1. patchwork rya

Ancestry of “tilkkuryijy”, step by step

tilkkuryijy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ryijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryijyrya; beaver
2Swedishryathick cloth

via Finnish tilkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtilkkuA piece of textile; patch, clout, swatch
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Swedish rya →Every word from Finnish ryijy →