Where does “lohkaisu” come from?

lohkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohkaista, from Finnish -aista, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

lohkaisu (Finnish): splitting, chipping off

Definitions

  1. splitting, chipping off

Ancestry of “lohkaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohkaistato split, chip off; to remove; to crack
2Finnish-aistaForms momentane verbs
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'akEvery word from Finnish -itaEvery word from Finnish -aista
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