Where does “tekeytyjä” come from?

tekeytyjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekeytyä, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tekeytyjä (Finnish): someone who feigns or pretends to be something else than what they are; pretender

Definitions

  1. someone who feigns or pretends to be something else than what they are; pretender

Ancestry of “tekeytyjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekeytyäto feign, to pretend to be, to pose as or play...
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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