Where does “viilaus” come from?
viilaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viilata, from Finnish viila, from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
viilaus (Finnish): The act of filing smoothing, grinding or cutting with a file, or the result of such act
Definitions
- The act of filing smoothing, grinding or cutting with a file, or the result of such act
Ancestry of “viilaus”, step by step
viilaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viilata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viilata | To file |
| 2 | Finnish | viila | file |
| 3 | Swedish | fil | a file; a row of objects; most commonly used... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vīle | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fila | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fį̄hlu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | finhlō | rasp; file |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |