Where does “liikunta” come from?

liikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

liikunta (Finnish): exercise; physical education

Definitions

  1. exercise; physical education

Ancestry of “liikunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
2Proto-Finniclikudakmove
3Proto-Uraliclikke-

Words derived from “liikunta

Every word from Proto-Uralic likke-