Where does “sormintasoitin” come from?
sormintasoitin (Finnish) comes from Hungarian sorminta, from Finnish sormia, from Finnish -iä, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “sormintasoitin”, step by step
sormintasoitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sorminta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sorminta | linear pattern, border motif; A small decorative... |
| 2 | Finnish | sormia | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -iä | y forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Finnish soitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soitin | musical instrument; player; First-person singular... |
| 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- | — |