Where does “siniseili” come from?

siniseili (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian seili, from Finnish seili, from Swedish segel, from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

siniseili (Ingrian): having blue sails

Definitions

  1. having blue sails

Ancestry of “siniseili”, step by step

siniseili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian seili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianseilisail
2Finnishseilisail
3Swedishsegelsail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat
4Old Norseseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—

via Ingrian sini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansinilaundry blue, bluing
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Old Norse segl →