Where does “loitontaja” come from?
loitontaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish loitontaa, from Finnish loitto, from Proto-Finnic loitto-.
Ancestry of “loitontaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | loitontaa | to move away, to distance; to zoom out;... |
| 2 | Finnish | loitto | distant; base; Short for loittorengas |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loitto- | — |