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

kosketus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koskettaa

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kosketus

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak