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.
Ancestry of “Pietilä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Pieti | — |
| 2 | Swedish | bet | |
| 3 | French | bête | beast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in... |
| 4 | Middle French | beste | beast, animal |
| 5 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 6 | Latin | bēstia | — |