Where does “survaista” come from?
survaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish survoa, from Proto-Finnic survodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śurwa- — to thrust, push.
survaista (Finnish): to thrust, to shove, to push, to plunge
Definitions
- to thrust, to shove, to push, to plunge
Ancestry of “survaista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | survoa | to cram, stuff, crowd; to mash |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | survodak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śurwa- | to thrust, push |