Where does “pinnistellä” come from?

pinnistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinnistää, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

pinnistellä (Finnish): to persist, to cope, to strain

Definitions

  1. to persist, to cope, to strain

Ancestry of “pinnistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinnistääto push, to strain
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →