Where does “lävistää” come from?

lävistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

lävistää (Finnish): To pierce, penetrate, puncture, punch, hole

Definitions

  1. To pierce, penetrate, puncture, punch, hole

Ancestry of “lävistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpihole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through
2Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
3Spanishlápizpencil
4Italianlapispencil; sanguine
5Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
6Proto-Italic*lapetsstone

Words derived from “lävistää”

Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →Every word from Latin lapis →Every word from Italian lapis →
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