Where does “pitkä” come from?

pitkä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pitkä (Proto-Finnic): long; tall

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Uralic	pide	tall
2	Finnish	pitää	to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3	Proto-Finnic	pitädäk	to hold, to grasp; to keep
4	Proto-Finno-Ugric	pitä-	—

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