Where does “katkaisupihdit” come from?
katkaisupihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihdit, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.
katkaisupihdit (Finnish): cutting pliers
Ancestry of “katkaisupihdit”, step by step
katkaisupihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pihdit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihdit | pliers; tongs; forceps |
| 2 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | splint holder |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |
via Finnish katkaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkaisu | cutting |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |