Where does “piiluaminen” come from?
piiluaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiluta, from Finnish piilu, from Swedish bila, from Swedish bil, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “piiluaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiluta | to hew, to carve |
| 2 | Finnish | piilu | broadaxe |
| 3 | Swedish | bila | a broadaxe |
| 4 | Swedish | bil | a car, an automobile |
| 5 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 6 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 7 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 8 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |