Where does “ponnistautua” come from?

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

ponnistautua (Finnish): to push oneself; to make a great effort to do...

Definitions

  1. to push oneself; to make a great effort to do...

Ancestry of “ponnistautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
2Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
3Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
4Proto-Finno-Permicponte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →