Where does “pelastuskoira” come from?
pelastuskoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelastus, from Finnish pelastaa, from Finnish -taa, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
pelastuskoira (Finnish): rescue dog
Ancestry of “pelastuskoira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pelastus | A rescue , used also as modifier in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | pelastaa | to save, rescue |
| 3 | Finnish | -taa | Forms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |