Where does “kantajäsen” come from?

kantajäsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantajäsen (Finnish): regular or active member of an organization, etc

Definitions

  1. regular or active member of an organization, etc

Ancestry of “kantajäsen”, step by step

kantajäsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →
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