Where does “pikk” come from?
pikk (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pikk (Estonian): long
Ancestry of “pikk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
Words derived from “pikk”