Where does “alkuperä” come from?

alkuperä (Finnish) comes from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.

alkuperä (Finnish): origin

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	alku	start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2	Finnish	alkaa	to begin , start; to initiate, set in, be...
3	Proto-Finnic	alkadak	to begin, to start
4	Proto-Uralic	alka-	beginning

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