Where does “housunkannattimet” come from?
housunkannattimet (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannatin, from Finnish kannattaa, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
housunkannattimet (Finnish): braces, suspenders
Definitions
- braces, suspenders
Ancestry of “housunkannattimet”, step by step
housunkannattimet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kannatin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kannatin | any supporting member, a support, rest, prop etc;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kannattaa | to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |