Where does “liikakulutus” come from?

liikakulutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulutus, from Finnish kuluttaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

liikakulutus (Finnish): overconsumption

Definitions

  1. overconsumption

Ancestry of “liikakulutus”, step by step

liikakulutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulutusconsumption; expenditure
2Finnishkuluttaato wear (out) e.g. clothes or parts
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →