Where does “pihtipoimu” come from?
pihtipoimu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
pihtipoimu (Finnish): cingulate gyrus
Ancestry of “pihtipoimu”, step by step
pihtipoimu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poimu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poimu | fold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish pihti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | splint holder |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |