Where does “piilopisto” come from?
piilopisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
piilopisto (Finnish): blind stitch, invisible stitch, hidden stitch
Definitions
- blind stitch, invisible stitch, hidden stitch
Ancestry of “piilopisto”, step by step
piilopisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
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 |