Where does “sopeutus” come from?

sopeutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopeuttaa, from Finnish -uttaa, from Ingrian -ua, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

sopeutus (Finnish): adaptation, adjustment making suitable; modifying to fit circumstances

Definitions

  1. adaptation, adjustment making suitable; modifying to fit circumstances

Ancestry of “sopeutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopeuttaato adapt, adjust
2Finnish-uttaaaivastaa + API → aivastuttaa; rakentaa + API →...
3Ingrian-uaUsed to form inchoative verbs
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “sopeutus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Finnish -uttaa →