Where does “piilo-ommel” come from?

piilo-ommel (Finnish) comes from Finnish piilo, from Finnish piillä, from Proto-Finnic piildäk — to hide, to keep hidden.

piilo-ommel (Finnish): invisible stitch, hidden stitch

Definitions

  1. invisible stitch, hidden stitch

Ancestry of “piilo-ommel”, step by step

piilo-ommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden

via Finnish ommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishommelstitch; seam, suture
2Proto-Finnicombel—
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