Where does “pil” come from?

pil (Swedish) comes from Old Norse píla, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pil (Swedish): arrow, the weapon; arrow, the symbol; dart, the...

Definitions

  1. arrow, the weapon; arrow, the symbol; dart, the...

Ancestry of “pil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepíla—
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →