Where does “patsas” come from?
patsas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
patsas (Finnish): statue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
Definitions
- statue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
Ancestry of “patsas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | paccas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bandstaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
Words derived from “patsas”