Where does “toimenpide” come from?

toimenpide (Finnish) comes from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...

toimenpide (Finnish): operation; action; measure

Definitions

  1. operation; action; measure

Ancestry of “toimenpide”, step by step

toimenpide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Toimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
2Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
3Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
4Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
5Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
6Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...

via Finnish pitää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
2Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

Words derived from “toimenpide

Every word from Hungarian -ikEvery word from Proto-Uralic toxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic toodak
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