Where does “kokonaisvaihtelu” come from?
kokonaisvaihtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihtelu, from Finnish vaihdella, from Finnish vaihtaa, from Proto-Finnic vaihtadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
kokonaisvaihtelu (Finnish): total variation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “kokonaisvaihtelu”, step by step
kokonaisvaihtelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaihtelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaihtelu | variation; fluctuation |
| 2 | Finnish | vaihdella | To change repeatedly; To vary; To fluctuate |
| 3 | Finnish | vaihtaa | to change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vaihtadak | to change |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish kokonainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokonainen | whole, full, complete; entire |
| 2 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |