Where does “tyylikaluste” come from?

tyylikaluste (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyli, from Swedish styl, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

tyylikaluste (Finnish): (article of) stylish furniture

Definitions

  1. (article of) stylish furniture

Ancestry of “tyylikaluste”, step by step

tyylikaluste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Finnish kaluste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustepiece of furniture, fitment
2FinnishkalustaaTo furnish
3Finnish-stääFront vowel variant of -staa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Swedish styl →