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Where does “silki” come from?

silki (Old Norse) comes from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

silki (Old Norse): silk

Definitions

  1. silk

Ancestry of “silki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēricum—
2Englishserigrapha silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an...
3LatinsericumChinese goods, but especially silk
4LatinsericusOf or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “silki”

  • silkkiäinen
  • silkkitoukka
  • thaisilkki
  • silkkiunikko
  • silkkipaperi
  • silkkihansikas
  • silkki
  • silkkiapina
  • ompelusilkki
  • silkkiseitikki
  • geoffroynsilkkiapina
  • silkkiharso
  • silkkiterrieri
  • silkkihaikara
  • silkkiäistoukka
  • villisilkki
  • silkkiuikku
  • silki
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