Where does “pihi” come from?
pihi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihistää, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.
pihi (Finnish): miserly, stingy; Third-person singular indicative...
Definitions
- miserly, stingy; Third-person singular indicative...
Ancestry of “pihi”, step by step
pihi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pihistää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihistää | to snitch, steal; to skimp |
| 2 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | splint holder |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |
via Hawaiian ʻopihi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻopihi | limpet |