Where does “viisikiloinen” come from?

viisikiloinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

viisikiloinen (Finnish): five-kilogram, five-kilo

Definitions

  1. five-kilogram, five-kilo

Ancestry of “viisikiloinen”, step by step

viisikiloinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →