Where does “ehkäisypilleri” come from?

ehkäisypilleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilleri, from Swedish piller, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

ehkäisypilleri (Finnish): contraceptive pill

Definitions

  1. contraceptive pill

Ancestry of “ehkäisypilleri”, step by step

ehkäisypilleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilleripill
2Swedishpillera pill
3LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe

Words derived from “ehkäisypilleri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →