Where does “jälkipisto” come from?

jälkipisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki-, from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

jälkipisto (Finnish): open backstitch, half backstitch

Definitions

  1. open backstitch, half backstitch

Ancestry of “jälkipisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälki-after-; post-
2Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
3Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Finnish jälki- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →