Where does “sovittelukyky” come from?
sovittelukyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish sovittelu, from Finnish sovitella, from Finnish sovittaa, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.
sovittelukyky (Finnish): ability to conciliate
Definitions
- ability to conciliate
Ancestry of “sovittelukyky”, step by step
sovittelukyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sovittelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sovittelu | conciliation, mediation; adjustment, fitting |
| 2 | Finnish | sovitella | To mediate, reconcile |
| 3 | Finnish | sovittaa | to fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate |
| 4 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |