Where does “havutus” come from?

havutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish havuttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

havutus (Finnish): lining or decorating with sprigs of coniferous trees

Definitions

  1. lining or decorating with sprigs of coniferous trees

Ancestry of “havutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavuttaato line, decorate or cover with sprigs of...
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →