Where does “pitoteippi” come from?

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

pitoteippi (Finnish): grip tape

Definitions

  1. grip tape

Ancestry of “pitoteippi”, step by step

pitoteippi 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 teippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteippiadhesive tape, sellotape, tape
2English[[adhesive tape—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →