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Where does “peikkoi” come from?

peikkoi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic faihaz, from Proto-Indo-European póyḱos, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “peikkoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaihazcoloured, decorated; hostile, criminal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpóyḱos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “peikkoi”

  • peikonlehti
  • peikkokrotti
  • peikko
  • hammaspeikko
  • kantapeikko
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