Where does “levätutkimus” come from?
levätutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
levätutkimus (Finnish): phycological research
Definitions
- phycological research
Ancestry of “levätutkimus”, step by step
levätutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkimus | research; examination; investigation |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Finnish levä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levä | alga; seaweed |