Where does “tänulik” come from?

tänulik (Estonian) comes from Estonian tänu, from Estonian -u, from Proto-Uralic -w.

tänulik (Estonian): grateful, thankful

Definitions

  1. grateful, thankful

Ancestry of “tänulik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantänuthanks, praise; thank you, thanks; due to, thanks...
2Estonian-uDerives nouns from verbs or prefixes
3Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Estonian -u →Every word from Estonian tänu →