Where does “pito” come from?

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

pito (Finnish): keeping, upkeep; spending; traction

Definitions

  1. keeping, upkeep; spending; traction

Ancestry of “pito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
2Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “pito”

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