Where does “urheilu” come from?

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

urheilu (Finnish): sports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports

Definitions

  1. sports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports

Ancestry of “urheilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
2Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
3Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
5Proto-Uralic-le-

Words derived from “urheilu

Every word from Proto-Uralic -le-Every word from Finnish -illaEvery word from Finnish -ella
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