Where does “pyydys” come from?

pyydys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.

pyydys (Finnish): trap

Definitions

  1. trap

Ancestry of “pyydys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyytääto request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...
2Proto-Finnicpüütädäkto catch; to hunt
3Proto-Uralicpüwtä-—

Words derived from “pyydys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic püwtä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic püütädäk →Every word from Finnish pyytää →
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