Where does “itsesyttyminen” come from?
itsesyttyminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish syttyminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
itsesyttyminen (Finnish): spontaneous combustion
Ancestry of “itsesyttyminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | syttyminen | ignition; Fourth infinitive of syttyä in... |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |