Where does “pitää peukkua” come from?
pitää peukkua (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitää peukkua (Finnish): to cross one's fingers, lit. "to keep one's thumb...
Definitions
- to cross one's fingers, lit. "to keep one's thumb...
Ancestry of “pitää peukkua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |