Where does “hävitys” come from?
hävitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hävittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
hävitys (Finnish): destruction
Definitions
- destruction
Ancestry of “hävitys”, step by step
hävitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hävittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hävittää | to lose, misplace; to destroy completely,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |