Where does “pidu” come from?
pidu (Estonian) comes from Estonian pidama, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pidu (Estonian): party, celebration
Ancestry of “pidu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | pidama | to keep, to hold; to keep, to maintain; to keep... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |