Where does “siivilähohla” come from?

siivilähohla (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian hohla, from Russian хохо́л, from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ — crest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers.

siivilähohla (Ingrian): A rag put between the teat of a cow and a sieve before filtering the milk

Definitions

  1. A rag put between the teat of a cow and a sieve before filtering the milk

Ancestry of “siivilähohla”, step by step

siivilähohla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian hohla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhohlarag, tatter
2Russianхохо́лkhokhol; crest; Ukrainian
3Proto-Slavicxoxolъcrest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers

via Finnish siivilä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiiviläsieve
2Proto-Germanicsīhwila—
Every word from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ →Every word from Russian хохо́л →Every word from Ingrian hohla →