Where does “pilkistellä” come from?

pilkistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilkistää, from Finnish pilkottaa, from Proto-Germanic blikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

pilkistellä (Finnish): to peek out

Definitions

  1. to peek out

Ancestry of “pilkistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilkistääto peek out be only slightly, partially visible
2Finnishpilkottaato be barely visible, to be in sight
3Proto-Germanicblikaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blikaz →Every word from Finnish pilkottaa →