Where does “johtokyky” come from?

johtokyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyky, from Finnish kyetä, from Finnish -etä, from Proto-Finnic -t'ak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

johtokyky (Finnish): conductivity

Definitions

  1. conductivity

Ancestry of “johtokyky”, step by step

johtokyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkykyability, capacity, capability; a capable person,...
2FinnishkyetäTo be able to, be capable of, can, be competent...
3Finnish-etäFront vowel variant of -eta
4Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide

Words derived from “johtokyky

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Finnish -etäEvery word from Finnish kyetä