Where does “löylytys” come from?
löylytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish löylyttää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
löylytys (Finnish): beating
Definitions
- beating
Ancestry of “löylytys”, step by step
löylytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish löylyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | löylyttää | to trounce someone, to beat someone in a fight;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |