Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “autella” come from?

autella (Finnish) comes from Finnish auttaa, from Proto-Finnic abuttadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

autella (Finnish): to help, repeatedly or in a small way

Definitions

  1. to help, repeatedly or in a small way

Ancestry of “autella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishauttaato help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand
2Proto-FinnicabuttadakAlternative form of *abittadak
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “autella”

  • auttelija
  • auttelu
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →