Where does “erikoistua” come from?
erikoistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish erikoistaa, from Finnish erikoinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
erikoistua (Finnish): to specialize
Ancestry of “erikoistua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erikoistaa | To specialize |
| 2 | Finnish | erikoinen | Special, exceptional, out of the ordinary;... |
| 3 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |