Where does “ainutlaatuisuus” come from?
ainutlaatuisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ainutlaatuinen, from Finnish laatuinen, from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ.
ainutlaatuisuus (Finnish): uniqueness
Ancestry of “ainutlaatuisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ainutlaatuinen | unique, one-of-a-kind, unprecedented |
| 2 | Finnish | laatuinen | of a certain quality or sort |
| 3 | Finnish | laatu | quality; sort, kind |
| 4 | Russian | лад | harmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ladъ | — |