Where does “pihistellä” come from?

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

pihistellä (Finnish): To skimp, scant, scrimp; To skimp

Definitions

  1. To skimp, scant, scrimp; To skimp

Ancestry of “pihistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihistääto snitch, steal; to skimp
2Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
3Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
4Proto-Finno-Permicpište—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →