Where does “loruta” come from?

loruta (Finnish) comes from Finnish loru, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

loruta (Finnish): to chatter, blather

Definitions

  1. to chatter, blather

Ancestry of “loruta”, step by step

loruta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlorushort rhyme, e.g. nursery rhyme
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -uEvery word from Finnish loru