Where does “pidu” come from?

pidu (Estonian) comes from Estonian pidama, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pidu (Estonian): party, celebration

Definitions

  1. party, celebration

Ancestry of “pidu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpidamato keep, to hold; to keep, to maintain; to keep...
2Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Estonian pidama →