Where does “merikuljetus” come from?
merikuljetus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljetus, from Finnish kuljettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
merikuljetus (Finnish): maritime transport, shipping
Definitions
- maritime transport, shipping
Ancestry of “merikuljetus”, step by step
merikuljetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuljetus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuljetus | transport, a delivery, a ride |
| 2 | Finnish | kuljettaa | to transport; to carry, convey; to drive |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |