Where does “hengenpelastus” come from?

hengenpelastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelastus, from Finnish pelastaa, from Finnish -taa, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

hengenpelastus (Finnish): lifesaving

Definitions

  1. lifesaving

Ancestry of “hengenpelastus”, step by step

hengenpelastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelastusrescue act of rescuing
2Finnishpelastaato save, rescue
3Finnish-taaForms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and...
4Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke

Words derived from “hengenpelastus

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Proto-Finnic -tadakEvery word from Finnish -taa