Where does “erota” come from?
erota (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erota (Finnish): to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
Definitions
- to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
Ancestry of “erota”, step by step
erota traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |
via Ingrian ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | ero | difference |