Where does “pihdit” come from?
pihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.
pihdit (Finnish): pliers; tongs; forceps
Ancestry of “pihdit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |
Words derived from “pihdit”