Where does “pystytys” come from?
pystytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystyttää, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pystytys (Finnish): erection, putting up, setting up, pitching
Definitions
- erection, putting up, setting up, pitching
Ancestry of “pystytys”, step by step
pystytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pystyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pystyttää | to erect, put up, set up, pitch |
| 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- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |