Where does “tapakasvatus” come from?

tapakasvatus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvatus, from Finnish kasvattaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

tapakasvatus (Finnish): the teaching of manners to someone who is growing up

Definitions

  1. the teaching of manners to someone who is growing up

Ancestry of “tapakasvatus”, step by step

tapakasvatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvatusrearing; upbringing; raising
2FinnishkasvattaaTo let grow; To grow, raise, breed; To rear,...
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →
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