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
- Indicative present connegative form of pettyä;...
Ancestry of “pety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pettyä | To be disappointed |
| 2 | Finnish | pettää | to cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pettädäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | spenˀstei | — |