Where does “pidätin” come from?
pidätin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pidätin (Finnish): clog, stop; First-person singular indicative past...
Definitions
- clog, stop; First-person singular indicative past...
Ancestry of “pidätin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pidättää | to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
Words derived from “pidätin”