Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “pystyleikkaus” come from? pystyleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pysty-, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pystyleikkaus (Finnish): vertical section, vertical cross-section
Definitions vertical section, vertical cross-section Ancestry of “pystyleikkaus”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish pysty- upright, erect, vertical 2 Finnish pysty Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... 3 Finnish pistää to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... 4 Proto-Finnic pistädäk to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... 5 Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- —