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

  1. to have to, must; to hold, to keep; to preserve

Ancestry of “pidämä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →