Where does “pohjanpystykorva” come from?

pohjanpystykorva (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystykorva, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

pohjanpystykorva (Finnish): Norrbottenspets, Nordic spitz

Definitions

  1. Norrbottenspets, Nordic spitz

Ancestry of “pohjanpystykorva”, step by step

pohjanpystykorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pystykorva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpystykorvaspitz; A Finnish modification of the Mosin-Nagant...
2FinnishpystyIndicative present connegative form of pystyä;...
3Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
4Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
5Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäkEvery word from Finnish pistää