Where does “karvoitus” come from?

karvoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish karvoittua, from Finnish -oittua, from Finnish -öittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

karvoitus (Finnish): body hair, hair; fur body hair collectively

Definitions

  1. body hair, hair; fur body hair collectively

Ancestry of “karvoitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvoittuato become hairy
2Finnish-oittuaVariant of -ttua used for many stems that end in...
3Finnish-öittääFront vowel variant of -oittaa
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “karvoitus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →