Where does “ongelman” come from?

ongelman (Finnish) comes from Finnish ongelma, from Finnish -lma, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

ongelman (Finnish): Genitive singular form of ongelma; of problem

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of ongelma; of problem

Ancestry of “ongelman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishongelmaproblem, trouble; puzzle
2Finnish-lmaForms nouns, mostly from verbs
3Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
5Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Finnish -lma →Every word from Finnish -ella →