Where does “sitkistyä” come from?

sitkistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitkistää, from Finnish sitkeä, from Proto-Finnic citkedä — tough, resilient.

sitkistyä (Finnish): to become tough or tougher; to become resilient or more resilient

Definitions

  1. to become tough or tougher; to become resilient or more resilient

Ancestry of “sitkistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkistääto make tough or tougher; to make resilient or more resilient
2Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
3Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient
Every word from Proto-Finnic citkedä →Every word from Finnish sitkeä →Every word from Finnish sitkistää →