Where does “Pietilä” come from?

Pietilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pieti, from Swedish bet, from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

Pietilä (Finnish): Any of a number of small places in Finland

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Pietilä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPietilosing trick
2Swedishbeta penalty (especially in the game of Vira)
3Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
4Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
5Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
6Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →