Where does “piilevästi” come from?

piilevästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish piilevä, 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.

piilevästi (Finnish): latently

Definitions

  1. latently

Ancestry of “piilevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilevälatent, hidden, concealed, occult; diatom
2Finnishpiiflint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar...
3Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
4Old Swedishbī—
5Old Norsebýbee
6Proto-Germanicbiją—
7Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →