Where does “löyhytin” come from?

löyhytin (Finnish) comes from Finnish löyhyttää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

löyhytin (Finnish): winnowing fan

Definitions

  1. winnowing fan

Ancestry of “löyhytin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlöyhyttääAlternative form of löyhytellä
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →