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