Where does “pihiys” come from?

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

pihiys (Finnish): miserliness, stinginess

Definitions

  1. miserliness, stinginess

Ancestry of “pihiys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihimiserly, stingy; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishpihistääto snitch, steal; to skimp
3Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
4Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
5Proto-Finno-Permicpište—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →