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Where does “liittovaltio” come from?

liittovaltio (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitto, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

liittovaltio (Finnish): a federation; commonwealth, union; federal

Definitions

  1. a federation; commonwealth, union; federal

Ancestry of “liittovaltio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliittocooperation based on common agreement, union;...
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-—

Words derived from “liittovaltio”

  • Australian liittovaltio
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →