Where does “lainanantajakieli” come from?
lainanantajakieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish antaja, from Finnish -ja, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja — Forms the present participle.
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Ancestry of “lainanantajakieli”, step by step
lainanantajakieli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish antaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | antaja | giver |
| 2 | Finnish | -ja | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ja | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | Forms the present participle |