Where does “koitella” come from?

koitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish koittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

Ancestry of “koitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoittaato break, dawn; to begin, come; Alternative form...
2Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →
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