Where does “pihtimäinen” come from?

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

pihtimäinen (Finnish): that resembles a pair of pliers

Definitions

  1. that resembles a pair of pliers

Ancestry of “pihtimäinen”, step by step

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