Where does “rukoilu” come from?

rukoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukoilla, from Finnish -illa, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

rukoilu (Finnish): praying

Definitions

  1. praying

Ancestry of “rukoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukoillato pray; to pray, beg, implore, beseech
2Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
3Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
5Proto-Uralic-le-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le- →Every word from Finnish -illa →Every word from Finnish -ella →