Where does “soitinyhtye” come from?

soitinyhtye (Finnish) comes from Finnish soitin, from Finnish soittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

soitinyhtye (Finnish): instrumental group, instrumental band

Definitions

  1. instrumental group, instrumental band

Ancestry of “soitinyhtye”, step by step

soitinyhtye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoitinmusical instrument; player; First-person singular...
2Finnishsoittaato play; to phone, call; to ring, toll
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish yhtye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhtyegroup, band; ensemble
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak