Where does “hiirenpyydys” come from?
hiirenpyydys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyydys, from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.
hiirenpyydys (Finnish): mouse trap
Ancestry of “hiirenpyydys”, step by step
hiirenpyydys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyydys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyydys | trap |
| 2 | Finnish | pyytää | to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | püütädäk | to catch; to hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | püwtä- | — |
via Finnish hiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |