Where does “surunvalittelukirja” come from?

surunvalittelukirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish surunvalittelu, from Finnish valittelu, from Finnish valitella, from Finnish välittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

surunvalittelukirja (Finnish): book of condolence

Definitions

  1. book of condolence

Ancestry of “surunvalittelukirja”, step by step

surunvalittelukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish surunvalittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurunvalittelucondolence
2Finnishvalittelucomplaining
3Finnishvalitellato complain; to regret
4Finnishvälittääto transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,...
5Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
6Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
7Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak