Where does “suvunjatkaja” come from?

suvunjatkaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jatkaja, from Finnish jatkaa, from Proto-Finnic jatkadak — to continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...

suvunjatkaja (Finnish): someone to continue the family or bloodline

Definitions

  1. someone to continue the family or bloodline

Ancestry of “suvunjatkaja”, step by step

suvunjatkaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jatkaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjatkajaOne who continues
2Finnishjatkaato continue, keep on, go on; to extend, lengthen,...
3Proto-Finnicjatkadakto continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family
Every word from Proto-Finnic jatkadakEvery word from Finnish jatkaaEvery word from Finnish jatkaja
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