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Where does “pystykorva” come from?

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

pystykorva (Finnish): spitz; A Finnish modification of the Mosin-Nagant...

Definitions

  1. spitz; A Finnish modification of the Mosin-Nagant...

Ancestry of “pystykorva”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “pystykorva”

  • pohjanpystykorva
  • suomenpystykorva
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