Where does “piinkova” come from?

piinkova (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.

piinkova (Finnish): flinty, hard, tough

Definitions

  1. flinty, hard, tough

Ancestry of “piinkova”, step by step

piinkova 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 kova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
2Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-
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