Where does “päälävistäjä” come from?
päälävistäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lävistäjä, from Finnish lävistää, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
päälävistäjä (Finnish): main diagonal
Definitions
- main diagonal
Ancestry of “päälävistäjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lävistäjä | diagonal |
| 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 |