Where does “pihistää” come from?

pihistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.

pihistää (Finnish): to snitch, steal; to skimp

Definitions

  1. to snitch, steal; to skimp

Ancestry of “pihistää”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pihistää”

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