Where does “iestys” come from?

iestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish iestää, from Finnish -tää — Front vowel variant of -taa.

iestys (Finnish): yoking; A zeugma

Definitions

  1. yoking; A zeugma

Ancestry of “iestys”, step by step

iestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iestää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiestääTo yoke; to put a yoke
2Finnish-tääFront vowel variant of -taa

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Finnish -tää →Every word from Finnish iestää →