Where does “elatusturva” come from?

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

elatusturva (Finnish): security of child maintenance

Definitions

  1. security of child maintenance

Ancestry of “elatusturva”, step by step

elatusturva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelatussustenance, alimony
2Finnishelättääto maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish turva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
2Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak