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Where does “korvausvelvollisuus” come from?

korvausvelvollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish velvollisuus, from Finnish velvollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

korvausvelvollisuus (Finnish): indemnity

Definitions

  1. indemnity

Ancestry of “korvausvelvollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelvollisuusresponsibility; duty; obligation
2Finnishvelvollinenbound, obliged, liable
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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