Where does “löytökoira” come from?
löytökoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
löytökoira (Finnish): found dog, lost and found dog dog, usually lost pet, that has been found homeless and taken to custody
Definitions
- found dog, lost and found dog dog, usually lost pet, that has been found homeless and taken to custody
Ancestry of “löytökoira”, step by step
löytökoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish löytö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | löytö | discovery; find; bargain |
| 2 | Finnish | löytää | To find; to discover; to come across |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leütädäk | to find, to discover |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hleutaną | to cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klēw- | — |