Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “auttaa” come from?

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

auttaa (Finnish): to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand

Definitions

  1. to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand

Ancestry of “auttaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnicabuttadakAlternative form of *abittadak
2Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
3Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “auttaa”

  • auttamattomuus
  • auttamaton
  • auttaja
  • jumalauta
  • auttelu
  • edesauttaa
  • ammattiauttaja
  • auttamattomasti
  • auttelija
  • autella
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →