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Where does “kosketus” come from?

kosketus (Finnish) comes from Finnish koskettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kosketus (Finnish): A touch; contact

Definitions

  1. A touch; contact

Ancestry of “kosketus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoskettaato touch; to affect
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “kosketus”

  • kosketushäiriö
  • kosketusnäyttö
  • käsikosketus
  • kosketuslevy
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →