Where does “näiteks” come from?

näiteks (Estonian) comes from Estonian näide, from Estonian näitama, from Estonian -tama, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

näiteks (Estonian): for example, for instance

Definitions

  1. for example, for instance

Ancestry of “näiteks”, step by step

näiteks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian näide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannäideexample
2Estoniannäitamato show
3Estonian-tamaForms causative verbs. It can be translated as...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Estonian ks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianks
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadakEvery word from Estonian -tama