Where does “palauttaa” come from?

palauttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

palauttaa (Finnish): to return; to return, restore, revert

Definitions

  1. to return; to return, restore, revert

Ancestry of “palauttaa”, step by step

palauttaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle

via Finnish palata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalatato return, come back
2Proto-Finnicpalat'ak

Words derived from “palauttaa

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäleEvery word from Proto-Finnic meeliEvery word from Finnish mieli
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