Where does “kilvoitella” come from?
kilvoitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilvoittaa, from Finnish -öittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kilvoitella (Finnish): to strive, especially for the life after death;...
Definitions
- to strive, especially for the life after death;...
Ancestry of “kilvoitella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kilvoittaa | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -öittää | Front vowel variant of -oittaa |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
Words derived from “kilvoitella”