Where does “lähteminen” come from?

lähteminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

lähteminen (Finnish): leaving; Fourth infinitive of lähteä

Definitions

  1. leaving; Fourth infinitive of lähteä

Ancestry of “lähteminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
2Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma