Where does “pidättää” come from?

pidättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pidättää (Finnish): to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to...

Definitions

  1. to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to...

Ancestry of “pidättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
2Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “pidättää”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →