Where does “yllyttäjä” come from?
yllyttäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish yllyttää, from Finnish yltyä, from Finnish yltää, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
yllyttäjä (Finnish): someone who incites or agitates; agent noun of...
Definitions
- someone who incites or agitates; agent noun of...
Ancestry of “yllyttäjä”, step by step
yllyttäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yllyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yllyttää | to incite; to agitate, stir up, excite; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | yltyä | to rise; to increase; to get worse, intensify |
| 3 | Finnish | yltää | To reach; To be/come up to |
| 4 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 5 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 6 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |