Where does “vastuunkanto” come from?

vastuunkanto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanto, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

vastuunkanto (Finnish): bearing responsibility, assuming responsibility

Definitions

  1. bearing responsibility, assuming responsibility

Ancestry of “vastuunkanto”, step by step

vastuunkanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantostump, tree stump
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish vastuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastuuresponsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;...
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta-Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak