Where does “miniatyyripatsas” come from?

miniatyyripatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

miniatyyripatsas (Finnish): miniature figure, miniature statue

Definitions

  1. miniature figure, miniature statue

Ancestry of “miniatyyripatsas”, step by step

miniatyyripatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish miniatyyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishminiatyyriminiature
2Swedishminiatyra miniature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →