Where does “käännekohta” come from?
käännekohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish käänne, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
käännekohta (Finnish): turning point
Definitions
- turning point
Ancestry of “käännekohta”, step by step
käännekohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käänne | A turn or twist, especially figuratively; A... |
| 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... |