Where does “pykääminen” come from?
pykääminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pykätä, from Swedish bygga, from Old Swedish byggia, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “pykääminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pykätä | to build |
| 2 | Swedish | bygga | to build; to construct |
| 3 | Old Swedish | byggia | to settle, build |
| 4 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |