Where does “soittelija” come from?
soittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish soitella, from Finnish soittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
soittelija (Finnish): one who calls or phones repeatedly
Definitions
- one who calls or phones repeatedly
Ancestry of “soittelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soitella | to play for fun, in a light-hearted way, without paying too much attention to playing exactly right |
| 2 | Finnish | soittaa | to play; to phone, call; to ring, toll |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |