Where does “piiloleikki” come from?
piiloleikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piilo, from Finnish piillä, from Proto-Finnic piildäk — to hide, to keep hidden.
piiloleikki (Finnish): hide-and-seek
Ancestry of “piiloleikki”, step by step
piiloleikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piilo | hideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden |
| 2 | Finnish | piillä | to be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | piildäk | to hide, to keep hidden |
via Finnish leikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikki | play; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | leker | — |