Where does “kuntourheilu” come from?

kuntourheilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish urheilu, from Finnish urheilla, from Finnish -illa, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

kuntourheilu (Finnish): fitness sport, recreational sport

Definitions

  1. fitness sport, recreational sport

Ancestry of “kuntourheilu”, step by step

kuntourheilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish urheilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheilusports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports
2Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
3Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
5Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
6Proto-Uralic-le-

via Finnish kunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntocondition; fitness; shape; form
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le-Every word from Finnish -illaEvery word from Finnish -ella