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Where does “aloitella” come from?

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

aloitella (Finnish): To start, begin

Definitions

  1. To start, begin

Ancestry of “aloitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaloittaato start, begin, commence; to go ahead
2Finnishalkaato begin , start; to initiate, set in, be...
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning

Words derived from “aloitella”

  • aloittelija
Every word from Proto-Uralic alka- →