Where does “kivipiira” come from?

kivipiira (Finnish) comes from Finnish piira, from Swedish spira, from Old Norse spíra, from Proto-Germanic spīrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

kivipiira (Finnish): gizzard

Definitions

  1. gizzard

Ancestry of “kivipiira”, step by step

kivipiira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiira—
2Swedishspiraa sceptre; a spire; a spar, a pole
3Old Norsespírareed; stalk; thin tree-shoot
4Proto-Germanicspīrǭpeak; summit; top; pole; rod; reed; stalk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīrǭ →Every word from Old Norse spíra →