Where does “silkė” come from?
silkė (Lithuanian) comes from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.
silkė (Lithuanian): herring
Ancestry of “silkė”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sill | a herring |
| 2 | Old Norse | síld | herring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīlą | a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring |