Where does “vasikankyljys” come from?

vasikankyljys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasa, from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

vasikankyljys (Finnish): veal chop

Definitions

  1. veal chop

Ancestry of “vasikankyljys”, step by step

vasikankyljys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvasikkaA calf of a cow; A rat
2Proto-Finnicvasikkacalf
3Proto-Finnicvasacalf
4Proto-Iranianwacáhyearling calf
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Finnish kyljys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyljyschop, cutlet
2Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
3Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →