Where does “vedenpidätyskyky” come from?
vedenpidätyskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish vedenpidätys, from Finnish pidätys, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
vedenpidätyskyky (Finnish): water holding capacity, water retention capacity
Definitions
- water holding capacity, water retention capacity
Ancestry of “vedenpidätyskyky”, step by step
vedenpidätyskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vedenpidätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vedenpidätys | water retention |
| 2 | Finnish | pidätys | arrest, seizure; detention; suspension |
| 3 | Finnish | pidättää | to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |