Where does “sukuvietti” come from?
sukuvietti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vietti, from Finnish viettää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
sukuvietti (Finnish): libido, sex drive
Ancestry of “sukuvietti”, step by step
sukuvietti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vietti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vietti | instinct; urge; drive |
| 2 | Finnish | viettää | "viettää aikaa": to spend time, pass the time;... |
| 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- | — |
via Finnish suku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suku | extended family, kin; genus; gender |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suku | kin, extended family |