Where does “myrkkypistin” come from?

myrkkypistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

myrkkypistin (Finnish): venomous stinger

Definitions

  1. venomous stinger

Ancestry of “myrkkypistin”, step by step

myrkkypistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistinstinger of animals, e.g. wasp stinger
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish pistin →