Where does “pety” come from?

pety (Finnish) comes from Finnish pettyä, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

pety (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of pettyä;...

Definitions

  1. Indicative present connegative form of pettyä;...

Ancestry of “pety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpettyäTo be disappointed
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →