Where does “kiihotus” come from?
kiihotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiihottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kiihotus (Finnish): agitation; sexual arousal
Definitions
- agitation; sexual arousal
Ancestry of “kiihotus”, step by step
kiihotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiihottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiihottaa | to excite, agitate, provoke, stir, stimulate; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |