Where does “pitää” come from?

pitää (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pitää (Votic): to have to, to be required to, must; to be...

Definitions

  1. to have to, to be required to, must; to be...

Ancestry of “pitää”, 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 →