Where does “minäpystyvyys” come from?
minäpystyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystyvyys, from Finnish pystyvä, from Finnish pystyä, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
minäpystyvyys (Finnish): self-efficacy
Definitions
- self-efficacy
Ancestry of “minäpystyvyys”, step by step
minäpystyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pystyvyys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pystyvyys | capability |
| 2 | Finnish | pystyvä | capable, able, competent, apt |
| 3 | Finnish | pystyä | to cut, make a cut, to be able to cut; to be able... |
| 4 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |