Where does “tarttumaelin” come from?
tarttumaelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
tarttumaelin (Finnish): prehensile organ
Ancestry of “tarttumaelin”, step by step
tarttumaelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tarttua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarttua | to catch, grab, seize; to be transmitted; to be... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tarttudak | to stick, adhere |