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Where does “urheilla” come from?

urheilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish -illa, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

urheilla (Finnish): to participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...

Definitions

  1. to participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...

Ancestry of “urheilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
2Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
3Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
4Proto-Uralic-le-—

Words derived from “urheilla”

  • ammattilaisurheilija
  • urheilullisuus
  • urheilullinen
  • voimaurheilu
  • urheilijamainen
  • ammattiurheilu
  • amatööriurheilija
  • ilmaurheilu
  • ammattilaisurheilu
  • olympiaurheilija
  • urheilija
  • taistelu-urheilu
  • ampumaurheilu
  • urheilusali
  • urheilulääkäri
  • vammaisurheilija
  • olympiaurheilu
  • aktiiviurheilija
  • penkkiurheilu
  • kanoottiurheilu
  • kamppailu-urheilu
  • urheilukenttä
  • urheilullisesti
  • kontaktiurheilu
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