Where does “joutonäyttö” come from?

joutonäyttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyttö, from Finnish näyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

joutonäyttö (Finnish): screensaver

Definitions

  1. screensaver

Ancestry of “joutonäyttö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäyttömonitor, display, screen; showing; evidence
2Finnishnäyttääto show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to...
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →