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

luovutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luovuttaa

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-

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “luovutus

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