Where does “elättivaris” come from?
elättivaris (Finnish) comes from Finnish elätti, from Finnish elättää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
elättivaris (Finnish): a crow that one takes care of
Definitions
- a crow that one takes care of
Ancestry of “elättivaris”, step by step
elättivaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elätti | dependent; one who relies on another for support;... |
| 2 | Finnish | elättää | to maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |