Where does “-isti” come from?
-isti (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
-isti (Finnish): -ist
Ancestry of “-isti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
Words derived from “-isti”