Where does “varsipisto” come from?

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

varsipisto (Finnish): stem stitch

Definitions

  1. stem stitch

Ancestry of “varsipisto”, step by step

varsipisto 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 varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →