Where does “piraattilevy” come from?

piraattilevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish piraatti, from Swedish pirat, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

piraattilevy (Finnish): bootleg disc

Definitions

  1. bootleg disc

Ancestry of “piraattilevy”, step by step

piraattilevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piraatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiraattipirate normally "one who illegally reproduces copyrighted works"; may also be used of a criminal who plunders at sea
2Swedishpiratpirate; plunderer at sea
3Latinpīrātapirate
4Ancient Greekπειρατήςbrigand, robber
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής