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Where does “sytytys” come from?

sytytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sytyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

sytytys (Finnish): ignition

Definitions

  1. ignition

Ancestry of “sytytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsytyttääTo light, kindle, ignite, set on fire, set fire...
2Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “sytytys”

  • sytytysennakko
  • sytytystulppa
  • aikasytytys
  • sytytyslanka
  • sytytyspuola
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →