Where does “pistos” come from?

pistos (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

pistos (Finnish): twinge, pang, sting; injection; Synonym of pisto

Definitions

  1. twinge, pang, sting; injection; Synonym of pisto

Ancestry of “pistos”, step by step

pistos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
2Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
3Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

via Finnish os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishos—

Words derived from “pistos”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →