Where does “pysyjä” come from?

pysyjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pysyä, from Proto-Finnic püsüdäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pise-.

pysyjä (Finnish): stayer, remainer; one who stays or remains (in place, etc.)

Definitions

  1. stayer, remainer; one who stays or remains (in place, etc.)

Ancestry of “pysyjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpysyäto stay, remain
2Proto-Finnicpüsüdäkto stay, to remain
3Proto-Finno-Permicpise-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pise- →Every word from Proto-Finnic püsüdäk →Every word from Finnish pysyä →
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