Where does “lõputu” come from?

lõputu (Estonian) comes from Estonian -tu, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

lõputu (Estonian): endless, unending, interminable, never-ending

Definitions

  1. endless, unending, interminable, never-ending

Ancestry of “lõputu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-tu-less
2Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
3Proto-Uralic-ktama
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktamaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -t'oinEvery word from Estonian -tu