Where does “piileskelijä” come from?
piileskelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
piileskelijä (Finnish): one who hides oneself
Definitions
- one who hides oneself
Ancestry of “piileskelijä”, step by step
piileskelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish piileskellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piileskellä | to hide, to be in hiding; to sneak; to skulk |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |