Where does “pistolapio” come from?
pistolapio (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pistolapio (Finnish): shovel with a pointy blade; used for moving earth or soil
Definitions
- shovel with a pointy blade; used for moving earth or soil
Ancestry of “pistolapio”, step by step
pistolapio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish lapio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapio | shovel; spade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapida | shovel; spade |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laukaz | leek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |