Where does “käännösvirhe” come from?
käännösvirhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish käännös, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
käännösvirhe (Finnish): mistranslation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “käännösvirhe”, step by step
käännösvirhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käännös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käännös | translation; turn; inversion |
| 2 | Finnish | kääntää | to turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish virhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virhe | mistake; error; flaw |