Where does “kääntyjä” come from?

kääntyjä (Finnish) comes 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...

kääntyjä (Finnish): one who turns (around) person who changes direction

Definitions

  1. one who turns (around) person who changes direction

Ancestry of “kääntyjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääntyäto change direction, turn, bend, shift; to...
2Finnishkääntääto turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →
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