Where does “piiteräs” come from?

piiteräs (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.

piiteräs (Finnish): silicon steel

Definitions

  1. silicon steel

Ancestry of “piiteräs”, step by step

piiteräs 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 teräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterässteel
2Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →