Where does “pitsiverho” come from?
pitsiverho (Finnish) comes from Finnish verho, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
pitsiverho (Finnish): lace curtain
Ancestry of “pitsiverho”, step by step
pitsiverho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verho | curtain; window blind |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish pitsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitsi | lace |
| 2 | Swedish | spets | point, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spitze | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spitjaz | — |