Where does “hihanpidike” come from?

hihanpidike (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidike, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

hihanpidike (Finnish): sleeve garter

Definitions

  1. sleeve garter

Ancestry of “hihanpidike”, step by step

hihanpidike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidikeholder, support; clip, clamp
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša—
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →