Where does “koossapito” come from?

koossapito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

koossapito (Finnish): confinement, containment, the act of keeping (something) together

Definitions

  1. confinement, containment, the act of keeping (something) together

Ancestry of “koossapito”, step by step

koossapito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

via Finnish koossa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoossatogether in one place, as one whole
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää