Where does “maitopystö” come from?
maitopystö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystö, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
Ancestry of “maitopystö”, step by step
maitopystö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pystö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pystö | — |
| 2 | Finnish | pysty | Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish maito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maito | milk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maito | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | majδ̕ɜ | — |