Where does “ootamatult” come from?

ootamatult (Estonian) comes from Estonian ootamatu, from Estonian -matu, from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

ootamatult (Estonian): unexpectedly, suddenly

Definitions

  1. unexpectedly, suddenly

Ancestry of “ootamatult”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianootamatuunexpected
2Estonian-matuDerives nouns from verbs, that are generally...
3Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
4Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
5Proto-Uralic-ktama—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'oin →Every word from Estonian -matu →
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