Where does “pystyihminen” come from?

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

pystyihminen (Finnish): "Homo erectus"

Definitions

  1. "Homo erectus"

Ancestry of “pystyihminen”, step by step

pystyihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pysty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpystyIndicative present connegative form of pystyä;...
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →
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