Where does “pinna” come from?

pinna (Finnish) comes from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pinna (Finnish): spoke; tiller; sound post

Definitions

  1. spoke; tiller; sound post

Ancestry of “pinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpinnea stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of...
2Old Norsepinnia pin
3Proto-Germanicpenn-
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pinna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥Every word from Proto-Italic petnā