Where does “areta” come from?

areta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -eta, from Proto-Finnic -t'ak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

areta (Ingrian): to become timid

Definitions

  1. to become timid

Ancestry of “areta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-etaUsed to form inchoative verbs
2Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
3Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Ingrian -eta →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'ak →