Where does “velkomus” come from?

velkomus (Finnish) comes from Finnish velkoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

velkomus (Finnish): dunning attempt to collect a debt

Definitions

  1. dunning attempt to collect a debt

Ancestry of “velkomus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvelkoaTo dun
2Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →