Where does “pieles” come from?
pieles (Finnish) comes from Finnish pieli, from Proto-Finnic peeli, from Proto-Samic pealjē, from Proto-Uralic peljä, from Proto-Uralic peele — side.
pieles (Finnish): hay on a hayrack
Definitions
- hay on a hayrack
Ancestry of “pieles”, step by step
pieles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pieli | jamb, post; doorjamb, doorpost; gatepost; side |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | peeli | side; jamb, doorpost; mast |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | pealjē | ear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | peljä | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | peele | side |
via Finnish s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | s | the letter s |