Where does “majanmuutto” come from?

majanmuutto (Finnish) comes from Finnish muutto, from Finnish muuttaa, from Finnish -ellä — Front vowel variant of -ella.

majanmuutto (Finnish): moving from one residence to another

Definitions

  1. moving from one residence to another

Ancestry of “majanmuutto”, step by step

majanmuutto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuttomove, relocation; migration
2Finnishmuuttaato modify, change, alter; to transform,...
3Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella

via Finnish maja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajahut
2Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Finnish -ellä →
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