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Where does “kehitysvammainen” come from?

kehitysvammainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehitysvamma, from Finnish kehitys, from Finnish kehittää, from Finnish kehitä, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak.

kehitysvammainen (Finnish): a mentally retarded person; being mentally...

Definitions

  1. a mentally retarded person; being mentally...

Ancestry of “kehitysvammainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehitysvammadevelopmental disability; mental retardation;...
2Finnishkehitysdevelopment, improvement, advancement, evolution
3Finnishkehittääto unravel, unwind; to develop, advance, improve;...
4Finnishkehitä—
5Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
6Proto-Finnic-it'ak—

Words derived from “kehitysvammainen”

  • kehitysvammaisuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →