Where does “krematointi” come from?

krematointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

krematointi (Finnish): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “krematointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
2Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ntaEvery word from Finnish -ntiEvery word from Finnish -nta
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