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Where does “pystyä” come from?

pystyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

pystyä (Finnish): to cut, make a cut, to be able to cut; to be able...

Definitions

  1. to cut, make a cut, to be able to cut; to be able...

Ancestry of “pystyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
2Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
3Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

Words derived from “pystyä”

  • pystyillä
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