Where does “piilu” come from?

piilu (Finnish) comes from Swedish bila, from Swedish bil, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

piilu (Finnish): broadaxe

Definitions

  1. broadaxe

Ancestry of “piilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbilaa broadaxe
2Swedishbila car, an automobile
3Danishbilcar, automobile
4Danishautomobilautomobile
5Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
6Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
7Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
8Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “piilu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός