Where does “pysyväinen” come from?

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

pysyväinen (Finnish): permanent, enduring, imperishable

Definitions

  1. permanent, enduring, imperishable

Ancestry of “pysyväinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpysyväpermanent; Present active participle of pysyä
2Finnishpysyäto stay, remain
3Proto-Finnicpüsüdäkto stay, to remain
4Proto-Finno-Permicpise-—

Words derived from “pysyväinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pise- →Every word from Proto-Finnic püsüdäk →Every word from Finnish pysyä →