Where does “elatus” come from?

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

elatus (Finnish): sustenance, alimony

Definitions

  1. sustenance, alimony

Ancestry of “elatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelättääto maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for
2Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “elatus”

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