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