Where does “korvausanomus” come from?

korvausanomus (Finnish) comes from Finnish anomus, from Finnish -mus, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

korvausanomus (Finnish): application for compensation, request for compensation

Definitions

  1. application for compensation, request for compensation

Ancestry of “korvausanomus”, step by step

korvausanomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anomus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanomusan application, a plea, a requisition
2Finnish-musForms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with...
3Finnish-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish korvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvauscompensation, reimbursement, reparation
2Finnishkorvatato replace, take the place of; to pay...
3Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
4Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Finnish -mus →