Where does “lyijykynä” come from?

lyijykynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyijy, from Old Swedish blȳ, from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

lyijykynä (Finnish): pencil, lead pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil, lead pencil

Ancestry of “lyijykynä”, step by step

lyijykynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyijylead
2Old Swedishblȳ—
3Old Norseblýlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—

Words derived from “lyijykynä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →