Where does “käännytystyö” come from?
käännytystyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish käännytys, from Finnish käännyttää, from Finnish kääntyä, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
käännytystyö (Finnish): proselyting, converting
Definitions
- proselyting, converting
Ancestry of “käännytystyö”, step by step
käännytystyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käännytys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käännytys | conversion, proselytism |
| 2 | Finnish | käännyttää | to convert, proselytize; to turn away |
| 3 | Finnish | kääntyä | to change direction, turn, bend, shift; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | kääntää | to turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |