Where does “piirauta” come from?

piirauta (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.

piirauta (Finnish): ferrosilicon

Definitions

  1. ferrosilicon

Ancestry of “piirauta”, step by step

piirauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pii

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

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →