Where does “rampajalka” come from?
rampajalka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian jalka, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
rampajalka (Ingrian): a person with a lame leg
Definitions
- a person with a lame leg
Ancestry of “rampajalka”, step by step
rampajalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian jalka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | jalka | leg |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Ingrian rampa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | rampa | lame |