Where does “pystyvyys” come from?

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

pystyvyys (Finnish): capability

Definitions

  1. capability

Ancestry of “pystyvyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpystyväcapable, able, competent, apt
2Finnishpystyäto cut, make a cut, to be able to cut; to be able...
3Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
4Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
5Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

Words derived from “pystyvyys”

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