Where does “snarkpiller” come from?

snarkpiller (Swedish) comes from Swedish piller, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

snarkpiller (Swedish): something boring

Definitions

  1. something boring

Ancestry of “snarkpiller”, step by step

snarkpiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish piller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpillera pill
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Swedish snarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnarkato snore; making noises while asleep
2Old Norsesnarka—
3Proto-Germanicsnarkōnąto snore, snort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)nerg-to sound, murmur, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →