Where does “vihellyspilli” come from?

vihellyspilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilli, from Proto-Finnic pilli — pipe, flute (instrument).

vihellyspilli (Finnish): whistle device for whistling

Definitions

  1. whistle device for whistling

Ancestry of “vihellyspilli”, step by step

vihellyspilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)

via Finnish vihellys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihellyswhistle
2Finnishviheltääto whistle; Third-person singular indicative...
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