Where does “fyllkaja” come from?

fyllkaja (Swedish) comes from Swedish fylla, from Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fyllkaja (Swedish): someone (very) drunk (possibly habitually)

Definitions

  1. someone (very) drunk (possibly habitually)

Ancestry of “fyllkaja”, step by step

fyllkaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fylla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyllaa state of drunkenness; to fill, to make full; to...
2Old Swedishfyllato fill; to satisfy; to compensate
3Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
4Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Swedish kaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkajaa jackdaw
2Low Germancauwe—
3Proto-Germanic*kahu—
4Proto-Germanickawō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →