Where does “hiuspinni” come from?
hiuspinni (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinni, from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
hiuspinni (Finnish): bobby pin, hairgrip
Definitions
- bobby pin, hairgrip
Ancestry of “hiuspinni”, step by step
hiuspinni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pinni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinni | hairpin; pin; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Swedish | pinne | a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | pinni | a pin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | penn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |