Where does “ostokynnys” come from?

ostokynnys (Finnish) comes from Finnish osto, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostokynnys (Finnish): barrier to purchase, purchasing threshold

Definitions

  1. barrier to purchase, purchasing threshold

Ancestry of “ostokynnys”, step by step

ostokynnys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostopurchase
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Proto-Finnic ostadakEvery word from Finnish ostaa