Where does “pyydystää” come from?
pyydystää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyydys, from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.
pyydystää (Finnish): to trap, snare animals; to hunt, fish for
Definitions
- to trap, snare animals; to hunt, fish for
Ancestry of “pyydystää”, step by step
pyydystää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyydys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyydys | trap |
| 2 | Finnish | pyytää | to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | püütädäk | to catch; to hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | püwtä- | — |
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “pyydystää”