Where does “kuurupiilo” come from?

kuurupiilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish piilo, from Finnish piillä, from Proto-Finnic piildäk — to hide, to keep hidden.

kuurupiilo (Finnish): hide and seek

Definitions

  1. hide and seek

Ancestry of “kuurupiilo”, step by step

kuurupiilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden

via Finnish kuuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuru—
2Swedishkurato huddle, to cower

Words derived from “kuurupiilo”

Every word from Proto-Finnic piildäk →Every word from Finnish piillä →Every word from Finnish piilo →