Where does “puikkelehtia” come from?

puikkelehtia (Finnish) comes from Finnish puikkia, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

puikkelehtia (Finnish): To weave one's way to move by turning and twisting

Definitions

  1. To weave one's way to move by turning and twisting

Ancestry of “puikkelehtia”, step by step

puikkelehtia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puikkia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuikkiato dart, especially in order to escape
2FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
3Finnishjaand; AND
4Proto-Finnicjaand
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw