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Where does “suruliputus” come from?

suruliputus (Finnish) comes from Finnish liputus, from Finnish liputtaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

suruliputus (Finnish): The act of flying flags, usually half-staff, to...

Definitions

  1. The act of flying flags, usually half-staff, to...

Ancestry of “suruliputus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliputusact of flying a flag or flags; flag
2FinnishliputtaaTo fly a flag; To register a ship to state
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →