Where does “korvaushakemus” come from?

korvaushakemus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hakemus, from Finnish -mus, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

korvaushakemus (Finnish): application for compensation, application for reimbursement

Definitions

  1. application for compensation, application for reimbursement

Ancestry of “korvaushakemus”, step by step

korvaushakemus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hakemus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakemusapplication
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 -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Finnish -mus