Where does “pelastustyö” come from?
pelastustyö (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...
pelastustyö (Finnish): rescue work
Definitions
- rescue work
Ancestry of “pelastustyö”, step by step
pelastustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelastus | rescue act of rescuing |
| 2 | Finnish | pelastaa | to save, rescue |
| 3 | Finnish | -taa | Forms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |