Where does “hivuttautua” come from?

hivuttautua (Finnish) comes from Finnish hivuttaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

hivuttautua (Finnish): to inch or creep towards, slowly and perhaps imperceptibly

Definitions

  1. to inch or creep towards, slowly and perhaps imperceptibly

Ancestry of “hivuttautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhivuttaato chafe, rub; to edge; to wear away, gnaw,...
2Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →