Where does “pikeytyä” come from?

pikeytyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish piki, from Old Swedish bik, from Middle Low German pik, from Old Saxon pik, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pikeytyä (Finnish): to become pitchy, to become filled or covered with pitch

Definitions

  1. to become pitchy, to become filled or covered with pitch

Ancestry of “pikeytyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikipitch
2Old Swedishbik
3Middle Low Germanpik
4Old Saxonpik
5Proto-West Germanic*pik
6Latinpixpitch, tar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik-Every word from Latin pix
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