Where does “erotuskyky” come from?

erotuskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotus, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

erotuskyky (Finnish): resolution act of discerning detail

Definitions

  1. resolution act of discerning detail

Ancestry of “erotuskyky”, step by step

erotuskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherotusdifference; difference, relative complement;...
2Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
3Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
4Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
5Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish kyky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkykyability, capacity, capability; a capable person,...
2FinnishkyetäTo be able to, be capable of, can, be competent...
3Finnish-etäFront vowel variant of -eta
4Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o