Where does “pystyvä” come from?

pystyvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystyä, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

pystyvä (Finnish): capable, able, competent, apt

Definitions

  1. capable, able, competent, apt

Ancestry of “pystyvä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpystyäto cut, make a cut, to be able to cut; to be able...
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

Words derived from “pystyvä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →