Where does “kiihotustila” come from?

kiihotustila (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiihotus, from Finnish kiihottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kiihotustila (Finnish): state of excitement or arousal

Definitions

  1. state of excitement or arousal

Ancestry of “kiihotustila”, step by step

kiihotustila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiihotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiihotusagitation; sexual arousal
2Finnishkiihottaato excite, agitate, provoke, stir, stimulate; to...
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak