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Where does “piintyä” come from?

piintyä (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.

piintyä (Finnish): Synonym of pinttyä

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pinttyä

Ancestry of “piintyä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piintyä”

  • päähänpinttymä
  • päähänpiintymä
  • piintymä
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