Where does “uskottelu” come from?

uskottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskotella, from Finnish uskottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

uskottelu (Finnish): convincing of something untrue

Definitions

  1. convincing of something untrue

Ancestry of “uskottelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuskotellaTo make believe, pretend; To convince oneself
2FinnishuskottaaSynonym of uskotella
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak