Where does “veljesliitto” come from?

veljesliitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitto, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

veljesliitto (Finnish): brotherhood organization

Definitions

  1. brotherhood organization

Ancestry of “veljesliitto”, step by step

veljesliitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliittocooperation based on common agreement, union;...
2Finnishliittääto join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,...
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish veljes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveljesbrother; Alternative form of veljesi
2FinnishVelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak