Where does “elatusvara” come from?
elatusvara (Finnish) comes from Finnish elatus, from Finnish elättää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
elatusvara (Finnish): means of living, the money or resources with which one lives on
Definitions
- means of living, the money or resources with which one lives on
Ancestry of “elatusvara”, step by step
elatusvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elatus | sustenance, alimony |
| 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- | — |