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
- resolution act of discerning detail
Ancestry of “erotuskyky”, step by step
erotuskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erotus | difference; difference, relative complement;... |
| 2 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 3 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 4 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 5 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |