Where does “tyrkkiä” come from?
tyrkkiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish -iä, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tyrkkiä (Finnish): To jostle, push, elbow
Definitions
- To jostle, push, elbow
Ancestry of “tyrkkiä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -iä | y forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |