Where does “sormiharjoitus” come from?

sormiharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjoitus, from Finnish harjoittaa, from Finnish -oittaa — Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

sormiharjoitus (Finnish): finger exercise, finger practice

Definitions

  1. finger exercise, finger practice

Ancestry of “sormiharjoitus”, step by step

sormiharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme
Every word from Finnish -oittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoitus