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
- To skimp, scant, scrimp; To skimp
Ancestry of “pihistellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pihistää | to snitch, steal; to skimp |
| 2 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |