Where does “pahoinpitelijä” come from?
pahoinpitelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pahoinpitelijä (Finnish): assaulter, abuser
Definitions
- assaulter, abuser
Ancestry of “pahoinpitelijä”, step by step
pahoinpitelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish pahoinpidellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pahoinpidellä | To maul, manhandle, assault, beat (up) a person; to batter, be physically abusive of one's spouse; to abuse a child |
| 2 | Finnish | pidellä | To hold, to handle |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |