Where does “piilevä” come from?
piilevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pii, from Swedish bi, from Old Swedish bī, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
piilevä (Finnish): latent, hidden, concealed, occult; diatom
Definitions
- latent, hidden, concealed, occult; diatom
Ancestry of “piilevä”, step by step
piilevä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pii | flint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar... |
| 2 | Swedish | bi | bee; bisexual; by |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bī | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | bý | bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Finnish piillä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piillä | to be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piildäk | to hide, to keep hidden |
via Finnish levä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levä | alga; seaweed |