Where does “saapaspihdit” come from?

saapaspihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihdit, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.

saapaspihdit (Finnish): boot jack

Definitions

  1. boot jack

Ancestry of “saapaspihdit”, step by step

saapaspihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pihdit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihditpliers; tongs; forceps
2Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
3Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
4Proto-Finno-Permicpište—

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →