Where does “virtsanpidätys” come from?

virtsanpidätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidätys, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

virtsanpidätys (Finnish): urinary retention, urinary continence

Definitions

  1. urinary retention, urinary continence

Ancestry of “virtsanpidätys”, step by step

virtsanpidätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidätysarrest, seizure; detention; suspension
2Finnishpidättääto hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to...
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish virtsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtsaurine
2Proto-Finnicvirccaslurry
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →