Where does “avitus” come from?

avitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avittaa, from Proto-Finnic abittadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

avitus (Finnish): help, boost

Definitions

  1. help, boost

Ancestry of “avitus”, step by step

avitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishavittaaAlternative form of auttaa
2Proto-Finnicabittadakto help, to assist
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →Every word from Proto-Finnic abittadak →