Where does “suotava” come from?

suotava (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suotava (Finnish): desirable, advisable; Present passive participle...

Definitions

  1. desirable, advisable; Present passive participle...

Ancestry of “suotava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
2Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

Words derived from “suotava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish suoda →
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