Where does “kokoontulla” come from?
kokoontulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulla, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
Ancestry of “kokoontulla”, step by step
kokoontulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulla | to come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuldak | to come |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |
via Finnish kokoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokoon | Illative singular form of koko; together |