Where does “pinniä” come from?
pinniä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinnistää, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.
pinniä (Finnish): to work hard (for), to struggle
Definitions
- to work hard (for), to struggle
Ancestry of “pinniä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pinnistää | to push, to strain |
| 2 | Finnish | ponnistaa | To push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;... |
| 3 | Finnish | ponsi | anther; motion; pommel, knob |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ponci | knob, handle, grip |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ponte | — |