Where does “pyyteetön” come from?
pyyteetön (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyde, from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.
pyyteetön (Finnish): unselfish, altruistic, selfless
Definitions
- unselfish, altruistic, selfless
Ancestry of “pyyteetön”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pyyde | desire, wish |
| 2 | Finnish | pyytää | to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | püütädäk | to catch; to hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | püwtä- | — |
Words derived from “pyyteetön”