Where does “peikonlehti” come from?

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

peikonlehti (Finnish): monstera; short for "jättipeikonlehti", ceriman,...

Definitions

  1. monstera; short for "jättipeikonlehti", ceriman,...

Ancestry of “peikonlehti”, step by step

peikonlehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeikkogoblin, hobgoblin, gnome, gremlin; troll;...
2Finnishpeikkoi—
3Proto-Germanicfaihazcoloured, decorated; hostile, criminal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóyḱos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póyḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic faihaz →