Where does “hävittely” come from?

hävittely (Finnish) comes from Finnish havitella, from Finnish -tellä, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

hävittely (Finnish): getting rid of, disposing of many things

Definitions

  1. getting rid of, disposing of many things

Ancestry of “hävittely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavitellato be after, aspire, hanker
2Finnish-telläFront vowel variant of -tella
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak
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