Where does “liitospala” come from?

liitospala (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitos, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

liitospala (Finnish): a small piece used to (help) attach something; connector, connecting piece, joining piece

Definitions

  1. a small piece used to (help) attach something; connector, connecting piece, joining piece

Ancestry of “liitospala”, step by step

liitospala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitosjoint; union; bond
2Finnishliittääto join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,...
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →