Where does “piiesine” come from?

piiesine (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

piiesine (Finnish): silicon artifact

Definitions

  1. silicon artifact

Ancestry of “piiesine”, step by step

piiesine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesineobject, item, thing; artifact
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish pii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiflint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar...
2Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
3Old Swedishbī—
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →