Where does “kiinnipitäminen” come from?
kiinnipitäminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitäminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kiinnipitäminen (Finnish): holding (onto)
Ancestry of “kiinnipitäminen”, step by step
kiinnipitäminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitäminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitäminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kiinni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiinni | closed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kiinteä | solid, rigid; firm; fixed |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiintedä | — |