Where does “pystypäinen” come from?
pystypäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystypää, from Finnish pysty-, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pystypäinen (Finnish): unbowed, head held high
Definitions
- unbowed, head held high
Ancestry of “pystypäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pystypää | a person who has their head held up high |
| 2 | Finnish | pysty- | upright, erect, vertical |
| 3 | Finnish | pysty | Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... |
| 4 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |