Where does “pöördumatu” come from?

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

pöördumatu (Estonian): irreversible

Definitions

  1. irreversible

Ancestry of “pöördumatu”, step by step

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