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 +‎ *-ü.

Adjective

*pistü

1. upright, vertical

Adverb

*pistü

1. upright, standing

Descendants

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

Further reading

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