Where does “poistin” come from?

poistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish poistaa, from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

poistin (Finnish): remover

Definitions

  1. remover

Ancestry of “poistin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoistaato remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,...
2Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
3Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
4Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
5Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
6Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
7Proto-Finnicicekself
8Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse
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