Where does “päähänpisto” come from?
päähänpisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
päähänpisto (Finnish): A whim, freak, vagary, caprice
Definitions
- A whim, freak, vagary, caprice
Ancestry of “päähänpisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |