Where does “kiitosrukous” come from?

kiitosrukous (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukous, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

kiitosrukous (Finnish): prayer of thanksgiving, thanksgiving prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer of thanksgiving, thanksgiving prayer

Ancestry of “kiitosrukous”, step by step

kiitosrukous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukousprayer; rogation
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

via Finnish kiitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitosthank you; thank
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kiit'os—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →Every word from Finnish rukous →