Where does “pistoskynä” come from?
pistoskynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistos, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pistoskynä (Finnish): injection pen
Ancestry of “pistoskynä”, step by step
pistoskynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pistos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistos | twinge, pang, sting; injection; Synonym of pisto |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish kynä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynä | pencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | künä | trough |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | küńä | — |