Where does “viili” come from?

viili (Finnish) comes 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...

viili (Finnish): Nordic kind of sour milk, similar to yoghurt but...

Definitions

  1. Nordic kind of sour milk, similar to yoghurt but...

Ancestry of “viili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
2Middle Low Germanvīle—
3Old Saxonfila—
4Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “viili”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →