Where does “pidättyväisesti” come from?
pidättyväisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidättyväinen, from Finnish pidättyvä, from Finnish pidättyä, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pidättyväisesti (Finnish): reservedly, reticently
Definitions
- reservedly, reticently
Ancestry of “pidättyväisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidättyväinen | reserved, reticent, inhibited; retiring,... |
| 2 | Finnish | pidättyvä | Synonym of pidättyväinen; Present active... |
| 3 | Finnish | pidättyä | To refrain |
| 4 | Finnish | pidättää | to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to... |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |