Where does “änkytys” come from?
änkytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish änkyttää, from Finnish -uttaa, from Ingrian -ua, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
änkytys (Finnish): stammer, stutter, stuttering
Definitions
- stammer, stutter, stuttering
Ancestry of “änkytys”, step by step
änkytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish änkyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | änkyttää | to stutter, stammer |
| 2 | Finnish | -uttaa | aivastaa + API → aivastuttaa; rakentaa + API →... |
| 3 | Ingrian | -ua | Used to form inchoative verbs |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |