Where does “tikkipisto” come from?

tikkipisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

tikkipisto (Finnish): backstitch

Definitions

  1. backstitch

Ancestry of “tikkipisto”, step by step

tikkipisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistosting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by...
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

via Finnish tikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkistitch; trick
2Swedishsticka sting; a bite from an insect; a trick
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →
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