Where does “lävistin” come from?
lävistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish lävistää, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lävistin (Finnish): any device for creating holes in thin material, e.g. a punch, awl or drift
Definitions
- any device for creating holes in thin material, e.g. a punch, awl or drift
Ancestry of “lävistin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lävistää | To pierce, penetrate, puncture, punch, hole |
| 2 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |