Where does “sovitteluratkaisu” come from?

sovitteluratkaisu (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.

sovitteluratkaisu (Finnish): conciliatory solution

Definitions

  1. conciliatory solution

Ancestry of “sovitteluratkaisu”, step by step

sovitteluratkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sovittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsovitteluconciliation, mediation; adjustment, fitting
2FinnishsovitellaTo mediate, reconcile
3Finnishsovittaato fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate
4Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
5Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
6Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
7Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish ratkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratkaisusolution, answer; conclusion
2FinnishratkaistaTo solve; To decide; to make a decision in a...
3Finnish-äistäFront vowel variant of -aista
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopidak
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