Where does “piikkisilmä” come from?

piikkisilmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikki, from Swedish spik, from Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic spīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

piikkisilmä (Finnish): Kuhli loach

Definitions

  1. Kuhli loach

Ancestry of “piikkisilmä”, step by step

piikkisilmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
2Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
3Old Norsespíkr—
4Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

Words derived from “piikkisilmä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīkaz →Every word from Old Norse spíkr →