Where does “peale tegema” come from?
peale tegema (Estonian) comes from Estonian peale, from Middle English pelen, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
peale tegema (Estonian): to smoke cannabis
Ancestry of “peale tegema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | peale | allative singular of pea; onto, on top of; for |
| 2 | Middle English | pelen | peel |
| 3 | Old French | peler | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |