Where does “ilmaisuliike” come from?

ilmaisuliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmaisu, from Finnish ilmaista, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

ilmaisuliike (Finnish): expressive gesture, expressive movement

Definitions

  1. expressive gesture, expressive movement

Ancestry of “ilmaisuliike”, step by step

ilmaisuliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaisuexpression
2Finnishilmaistato express; to denote; to indicate, point out,...
3FinnishIlmaair
4Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
5Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
6Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
7Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri