Where does “pâilīehāi” come from?

pâilīehāi (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Old Swedish līe, from Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

pâilīehāi (Khiamniungan Naga): sawyerone who saws timber

Definitions

  1. sawyerone who saws timber

Ancestry of “pâilīehāi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlīe—
2Old Norseléscythe
3Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
4Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →