Where does “älytys” come from?
älytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish älyttää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
älytys (Finnish): tricking, fooling
Definitions
- tricking, fooling
Ancestry of “älytys”, step by step
älytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älyttää | to outwit, outsmart; to trick, fool in a clever... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |