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
- to snitch, steal; to skimp
Ancestry of “pihistää”, 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 “pihistää”