Where does “pyytää” come from?

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

pyytää (Finnish): to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...

Definitions

  1. to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...

Ancestry of “pyytää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpüütädäkto catch; to hunt
2Proto-Uralicpüwtä-

Words derived from “pyytää

Every word from Proto-Uralic püwtä-Every word from Proto-Finnic püütädäk