Where does “näännytys” come from?
näännytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish näännyttää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
näännytys (Finnish): exhausting; starving
Definitions
- exhausting; starving
Ancestry of “näännytys”, step by step
näännytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näännyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näännyttää | to exhaust; to starve |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |