Where does “elättää” come from?

elättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

elättää (Finnish): to maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for

Definitions

  1. to maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for

Ancestry of “elättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
2Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
3Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “elättää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →