Where does “pidämä” come from?
pidämä (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pidämä (Võro): to have to, must; to hold, to keep; to preserve
Definitions
- to have to, must; to hold, to keep; to preserve
Ancestry of “pidämä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |