Where does “pahoinpidellä” come from?

pahoinpidellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidellä, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pahoinpidellä (Finnish): To maul, manhandle, assault, beat (up) a person; to batter, be physically abusive of one's spouse; to abuse a child

Definitions

  1. To maul, manhandle, assault, beat (up) a person; to batter, be physically abusive of one's spouse; to abuse a child

Ancestry of “pahoinpidellä”, step by step

pahoinpidellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpidelläTo hold, to handle
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish pahoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpahoinInstructive plural form of paha; badly

Words derived from “pahoinpidellä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →