Where does “nukkehallitus” come from?
nukkehallitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallitus, from Finnish hallita, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.
nukkehallitus (Finnish): A puppet government
Ancestry of “nukkehallitus”, step by step
nukkehallitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hallitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hallitus | government, regime; cabinet; board, board of... |
| 2 | Finnish | hallita | to rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ita | Forms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -it'ak | Forms verbs |
via Finnish nukke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nukke | doll; puppet |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |