Where does “ylöspito” come from?

ylöspito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

ylöspito (Finnish): keep, board, sustenance

Definitions

  1. keep, board, sustenance

Ancestry of “ylöspito”, step by step

ylöspito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish ylös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylösup, upward
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →