Where does “kieltenpidin” come from?

kieltenpidin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kieltenpidin (Finnish): tailpiece component on many stringed musical instruments that anchors one end of the strings, usually opposite the end with the tuning mechanism

Definitions

  1. tailpiece component on many stringed musical instruments that anchors one end of the strings, usually opposite the end with the tuning mechanism

Ancestry of “kieltenpidin”, step by step

kieltenpidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidinholder, bracket; First-person singular indicative...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →