Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “lyijykynäpiirustus” come from?

lyijykynäpiirustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyijykynä, 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.

lyijykynäpiirustus (Finnish): pencil drawing

Definitions

  1. pencil drawing

Ancestry of “lyijykynäpiirustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyijykynäpencil, lead pencil
2Finnishlyijylead
3Old Swedishblȳ—
4Old Norseblýlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
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