Where does “kantaja” come from?

kantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kantaja (Finnish): A bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A...

Definitions

  1. A bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A...

Ancestry of “kantaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
2Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
3Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

Words derived from “kantaja”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →