Where does “pilkunviilaus” come from?
pilkunviilaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viilaus, from Finnish viilata, from Finnish viila, from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
pilkunviilaus (Finnish): hairsplitting, nitpickery
Definitions
- hairsplitting, nitpickery
Ancestry of “pilkunviilaus”, step by step
pilkunviilaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viilaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viilaus | The act of filing smoothing, grinding or cutting with a file, or the result of such act |
| 2 | Finnish | viilata | To file |
| 3 | Finnish | viila | file |
| 4 | Swedish | fil | a file; a row of objects; most commonly used... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vīle | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | fila | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *fį̄hlu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | finhlō | rasp; file |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via Finnish pilkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilkku | comma; dot; spot, dot |
| 2 | Finnish | pilkka | jeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilkka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blikkaz | shine, appearance, look; metal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyg- | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |