Where does “liikuntaseura” come from?

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

liikuntaseura (Finnish): athletic association, fitness club

Definitions

  1. athletic association, fitness club

Ancestry of “liikuntaseura”, step by step

liikuntaseura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikuntaexercise; physical education
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →