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

  1. statue; column formed by eg. water or clouds

Ancestry of “patsas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpaccas
2Proto-Germanicbandstaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “patsas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstazEvery word from Proto-Finnic paccas
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