Where does “tyylikausi” come from?

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

tyylikausi (Finnish): style period, stylistic period

Definitions

  1. style period, stylistic period

Ancestry of “tyylikausi”, step by step

tyylikausi 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 kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Swedish styl →