Where does “selkäpiikäs” come from?

selkäpiikäs (Ingrian) comes from Finnish selkäpii, from Finnish pii, from Swedish bi, from Old Swedish bī, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

selkäpiikäs (Ingrian): vertebrate

Definitions

  1. vertebrate

Ancestry of “selkäpiikäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishselkäpiiThe ridge of backbone
2Finnishpiiflint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar...
3Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
4Old Swedish
5Old Norsebee
6Proto-Germanicbiją
7Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-
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