Where does “pystysoutu” come from?

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

pystysoutu (Finnish): upright row

Definitions

  1. upright row

Ancestry of “pystysoutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpysty-upright, erect, vertical
2FinnishpystyIndicative present connegative form of pystyä;...
3Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
4Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
5Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →