Where does “lävistely” come from?
lävistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish lävistellä, from Finnish lävistää, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lävistely (Finnish): repeatedly piercing
Definitions
- repeatedly piercing
Ancestry of “lävistely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lävistellä | — |
| 2 | Finnish | lävistää | To pierce, penetrate, puncture, punch, hole |
| 3 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 4 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 5 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 6 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 7 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |