Where does “peitinsiipi” come from?
peitinsiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish peitin, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.
peitinsiipi (Finnish): elytron
Definitions
- elytron
Ancestry of “peitinsiipi”, step by step
peitinsiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peitin | cover; first-person singular past indicative of... |
| 2 | Finnish | peittää | to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peittädäk | to cover; to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *pälkä | thumb |
via Finnish siipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipi | wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or... |