Where does “näivetys” come from?
näivetys (Finnish) comes from Finnish näivettää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
näivetys (Finnish): wilting
Definitions
- wilting
Ancestry of “näivetys”, step by step
näivetys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näivettää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näivettää | to wilt; to atrophy |
| 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 |