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Where does “luovutus” come from?

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

luovutus (Finnish): extradition; donation; release, surrender

Definitions

  1. extradition; donation; release, surrender

Ancestry of “luovutus”, 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 “luovutus”

  • verenluovutus
  • elintenluovutus
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →