Where does “kiinnipito” come from?
kiinnipito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
kiinnipito (Finnish): holding the act of holding something
Definitions
- holding the act of holding something
Ancestry of “kiinnipito”, step by step
kiinnipito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pito | keeping, upkeep; spending; traction |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
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 | — |
Words derived from “kiinnipito”