Where does “elatusapu” come from?
elatusapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish elatus, from Finnish elättää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
elatusapu (Finnish): child support, maintenance; alimony, maintenance
Definitions
- child support, maintenance; alimony, maintenance
Ancestry of “elatusapu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | elatus | sustenance, alimony |
| 2 | Finnish | elättää | To maintain; to support , provide for; To feed,... |
| 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- | — |