Where does “viljavuustutkimus” come from?
viljavuustutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
viljavuustutkimus (Finnish): soil fertility study, soil fertility survey
Definitions
- soil fertility study, soil fertility survey
Ancestry of “viljavuustutkimus”, step by step
viljavuustutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkimus | research; examination; investigation |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Finnish viljavuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljavuus | fertility, soil fertility |
| 2 | Finnish | viljava | fertile, rich, fruitful such as of soil |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilja | grain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vilja | grain, cereal; abundance, plenty |