Where does “homoliitto” come from?
homoliitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitto, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
homoliitto (Finnish): gay marriage; short form of homoavioliitto
Definitions
- gay marriage; short form of homoavioliitto
Ancestry of “homoliitto”, step by step
homoliitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liitto | cooperation based on common agreement, union;... |
| 2 | Finnish | liittää | to join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | homo | gay man; any gay person |