Where does “lapseksiottaminen” come from?

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

lapseksiottaminen (Finnish): adoption of a child

Definitions

  1. adoption of a child

Ancestry of “lapseksiottaminen”, step by step

lapseksiottaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottaminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottaminen—
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -minen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →