Where does “ponnistaa” come from?

ponnistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

ponnistaa (Finnish): To push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...

Definitions

  1. To push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...

Ancestry of “ponnistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
2Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
3Proto-Finno-Permicponte—

Words derived from “ponnistaa”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →