Where does “pitely” come from?

pitely (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidellä, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pitely (Finnish): holding (in one's hands), handling

Definitions

  1. holding (in one's hands), handling

Ancestry of “pitely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpidelläTo hold, to handle
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →