Where does “ponnistusvaihe” come from?

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

ponnistusvaihe (Finnish): pushing stage of labor or childbirth

Definitions

  1. pushing stage of labor or childbirth

Ancestry of “ponnistusvaihe”, step by step

ponnistusvaihe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponnistuseffort; takeoff
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte—

via Finnish vaihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihephase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a...
2Proto-Finnicvajehgap
3Proto-Uralicwaješe-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →