Where does “pystytuki” come from?
pystytuki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pystytuki (Finnish): upright, post, stanchion upright or vertical support
Definitions
- upright, post, stanchion upright or vertical support
Ancestry of “pystytuki”, step by step
pystytuki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pysty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pysty | Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish tuki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuki | support; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuki | support |