Where does “kiitollisuudenvelka” come from?
kiitollisuudenvelka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiitollisuus, from Finnish kiitollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kiitollisuudenvelka (Finnish): indebtedness, debt
Ancestry of “kiitollisuudenvelka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiitollisuus | gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kiitollinen | grateful, thankful |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |