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 ; to batter,...
Definitions
- To maul, manhandle, assault, beat ; to batter,...
Ancestry of “pahoinpidellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pidellä | To hold, to handle |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
Words derived from “pahoinpidellä”