Where does “pitojarru” come from?

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

pitojarru (Finnish): holding brake mechanism designed to keep another stopped, but not necessarily to stop it if moving

Definitions

  1. holding brake mechanism designed to keep another stopped, but not necessarily to stop it if moving

Ancestry of “pitojarru”, step by step

pitojarru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →