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

Definitions

  1. pliers; tongs; forceps

Ancestry of “pihdit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
2Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
3Proto-Finno-Permicpište—

Words derived from “pihdit”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →