Where does “pillatöö” come from?

pillatöö (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian töö, from Ingrian väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

pillatöö (Ingrian): act of crime

Definitions

  1. act of crime

Ancestry of “pillatöö”, step by step

pillatöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian töö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantööye, you; work
2Ingrianväkipeople
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Ingrian pilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpillatrick, mischief
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Icelandic vaki →