Where does “pykätä” come from?

pykätä (Finnish) comes 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.

pykätä (Finnish): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “pykätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyggato build; to construct
2Old Swedishbyggiato settle, build
3Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
4Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “pykätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną →