Where does “elpymisliikunta” come from?

elpymisliikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish elpyminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

elpymisliikunta (Finnish): recovery exercise, relaxation exercise

Definitions

  1. recovery exercise, relaxation exercise

Ancestry of “elpymisliikunta”, step by step

elpymisliikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elpyminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelpyminenrecovery, resurgence
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish liikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikuntaexercise; physical education
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma