Where does “lauseenvastike” come from?

lauseenvastike (Finnish) comes from Finnish lause, from Finnish lausua, from Proto-Finnic lausudak — to say.

lauseenvastike (Finnish): participial phrase; absolute construction

Definitions

  1. participial phrase; absolute construction

Ancestry of “lauseenvastike”, step by step

lauseenvastike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say

via Finnish vastike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastikesubstitute; compensation, quid pro quo; dues
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Finnic lausudak →Every word from Finnish lausua →Every word from Finnish lause →
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