Where does “piimaa” come from?

piimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pii, from Swedish bi, from Old Swedish bī, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

piimaa (Finnish): diatomite, diatomaceous earth, kieselgur

Definitions

  1. diatomite, diatomaceous earth, kieselgur

Ancestry of “piimaa”, step by step

piimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiflint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar...
2Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
3Old Swedish
4Old Norsebee
5Proto-Germanicbiją
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic biją