Where does “piin” come from?
piin (Estonian) comes from Old Swedish pina, from Old Norse pína, from Old Saxon pīna, from Medieval Latin pena, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ — to pay; to avenge.
piin (Estonian): pain, agony, torment
Ancestry of “piin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | pina | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | pína | fine; to torment |
| 3 | Old Saxon | pīna | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pena | punishment in hell; Alternative form of poena |
| 5 | Latin | poenā | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “piin”