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Where does “puhutella” come from?

puhutella (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhuttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

puhutella (Finnish): to accost , to speak to, to address; to speak to

Definitions

  1. to accost , to speak to, to address; to speak to

Ancestry of “puhutella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhuttaato be discussed, to get people talking
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “puhutella”

  • puhuttelija
  • puhuttelumuoto
  • puhuttelusana
  • puhuttelu
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →