Where does “elatusvelvollisuus” come from?
elatusvelvollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish velvollisuus, from Finnish velvollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
elatusvelvollisuus (Finnish): duty of support
Definitions
- duty of support
Ancestry of “elatusvelvollisuus”, step by step
elatusvelvollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish velvollisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | velvollisuus | responsibility; duty; obligation |
| 2 | Finnish | velvollinen | bound, obliged, liable |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
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- | — |