Where does “välipitsi” come from?

välipitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitsi, from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

välipitsi (Finnish): insertion lace (between layers of fabric)

Definitions

  1. insertion lace (between layers of fabric)

Ancestry of “välipitsi”, step by step

välipitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →