Where does “talvikunnossapito” come from?
talvikunnossapito (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnossapito, from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
talvikunnossapito (Finnish): winter maintenance, winter service such as for pathways to be cleared of snow, covered with gravel to make them less slippery, etc
Definitions
- winter maintenance, winter service such as for pathways to be cleared of snow, covered with gravel to make them less slippery, etc
Ancestry of “talvikunnossapito”, step by step
talvikunnossapito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kunnossapito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunnossapito | maintenance, upkeep |
| 2 | Finnish | pito | keeping, upkeep; spending; traction |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |