Where does “surunvalittelija” come from?
surunvalittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish valittelija, from Finnish valitella, from Finnish välittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
surunvalittelija (Finnish): one who expresses their condolences
Definitions
- one who expresses their condolences
Ancestry of “surunvalittelija”, step by step
surunvalittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valittelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valittelija | complainer, one who complains often |
| 2 | Finnish | valitella | to complain; to regret |
| 3 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |