Where does “luovuttaja” come from?

luovuttaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish luovuttaa, from Finnish luopua, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

luovuttaja (Finnish): One who surrenders, gives up; donor

Definitions

  1. One who surrenders, gives up; donor

Ancestry of “luovuttaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluovuttaato hand over, surrender, give up, deliver,...
2Finnishluopuato abandon, relinquish
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

Words derived from “luovuttaja

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak
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