Where does “lopetteleminen” come from?
lopetteleminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lopetella, from Finnish lopettaa, from Proto-Finnic lop'ettadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
Ancestry of “lopetteleminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lopetella | to finish up, to finish, to wrap up, to wind down start finishing up something slowly |
| 2 | Finnish | lopettaa | to stop, end, finish, quit; to call it a day; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lop'ettadak | to end, to stop, to finish |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |