Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pistü

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From *pistädäk (“to poke, thrust, stick”) +‎ *-ü; when something like a tool is thrust or stuck in a material (e.g. a stake into the ground), it often stays there and juts out, hence the sense “upright, erect, vertical”.

Adjective

*pistü[1]

  1. upright, vertical, erect

Adverb

*pistü[1]

  1. upright, standing

Reconstruction notes

The labialization of the initial vowel (*püstü) is secondary, but found in most descendants; compare *pisüdäk (ultimately from the same root).

Descendants

  • ⇒ Estonian: püsti
  • Finnish: pysty
  • ⇒ Ingrian: pyssys
  • Karelian: pisty
  • ⇒ Livonian: pistõ
  • Livvi: pysty
  • Ludian: püšt
  • Veps: püšt
  • Võro: pistü
  • Votic: pissü

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*pistü”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “püsti”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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