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Where does “nosto” come from?

nosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish nostaa, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

nosto (Finnish): lift; raise; cash withdrawal

Definitions

  1. lift; raise; cash withdrawal

Ancestry of “nosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnostaato lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “nosto”

  • nostovoima
  • nostokasa
  • maastanosto
  • nostokurki
  • nostokori
  • nostoköli
  • nostokanki
  • painonnosto
  • voimanosto
  • nostosilta
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →