Where does “hymypatsas” come from?

hymypatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

hymypatsas (Finnish): a sculpture given to a hymypoika or hymytyttö

Definitions

  1. a sculpture given to a hymypoika or hymytyttö

Ancestry of “hymypatsas”, step by step

hymypatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish hymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymysmile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →