Where does “kutistumisvara” come from?
kutistumisvara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kutistuminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kutistumisvara (Finnish): shrinkage, shrink allowance, contraction allowance
Definitions
- shrinkage, shrink allowance, contraction allowance
Ancestry of “kutistumisvara”, step by step
kutistumisvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kutistuminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kutistuminen | shrinking; Fourth infinitive of kutistua |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |