Where does “pielikki” come from?

pielikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pieli, from Proto-Finnic peeli, from Proto-Samic pealjē, from Proto-Uralic peljä, from Proto-Uralic peele — side.

Ancestry of “pielikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpielijamb, post; doorjamb, doorpost; gatepost; side
2Proto-Finnicpeeliside; jamb, doorpost; mast
3Proto-Samicpealjēear
4Proto-Uralicpeljäear
5Proto-Uralicpeeleside
Every word from Proto-Uralic peele →Every word from Proto-Uralic peljä →Every word from Proto-Samic pealjē →