Where does “soittolista” come from?

soittolista (Finnish) comes from Finnish soitto, from Finnish soittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

soittolista (Finnish): playlist

Definitions

  1. playlist

Ancestry of “soittolista”, step by step

soittolista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoittomusic; playing; call, telephone call; ring; bell
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 lista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlistalist; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2Swedishlistaa list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak