Where does “ristinkantaja” come from?
ristinkantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantaja, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
ristinkantaja (Finnish): crossbearer
Definitions
- crossbearer
Ancestry of “ristinkantaja”, step by step
ristinkantaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kantaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kantaja | A bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A... |
| 2 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |