Where does “urheilusortsit” come from?

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

Ancestry of “urheilusortsit”, step by step

urheilusortsit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish urheilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheilusports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports
2Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
3Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
5Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
6Proto-Uralic-le-

via Finnish sortsit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsortsit
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le-Every word from Finnish -illaEvery word from Finnish -ella
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