Where does “lohduttelu” come from?
lohduttelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohdutella, from Finnish lohduttaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
lohduttelu (Finnish): comforting giving comfort, or trying to give comfort
Definitions
- comforting giving comfort, or trying to give comfort
Ancestry of “lohduttelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohdutella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | lohduttaa | To comfort |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |