Where does “risteyttää” come from?

risteyttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristetä, from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

risteyttää (Finnish): To crossbreed, cross

Definitions

  1. To crossbreed, cross

Ancestry of “risteyttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristetäto intersect, cross
2FinnishRisticross
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “risteyttää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →