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Where does “hyötyliikunta” come from?

hyötyliikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyötyliikunta (Finnish): small acts of everyday life that are meant as...

Definitions

  1. small acts of everyday life that are meant as...

Ancestry of “hyötyliikunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →