Where does “kisaennätys” come from?
kisaennätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennätys, from Finnish ennättää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kisaennätys (Finnish): competition record
Ancestry of “kisaennätys”, step by step
kisaennätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ennätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ennätys | record |
| 2 | Finnish | ennättää | to make it (in time), arrive (in time), reach (in time) e.g. when in a hurry |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish kisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kisa | competition, games |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kisa | game, play, competition |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kiśɜ | — |