Where does “pystyyn” come from?

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

pystyyn (Finnish): upright

Definitions

  1. upright

Ancestry of “pystyyn”, 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-—

Words derived from “pystyyn”

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