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Where does “ajatuksettomuus” come from?

ajatuksettomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajatukseton, from Finnish ajatus, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

ajatuksettomuus (Finnish): unthinkingness

Definitions

  1. unthinkingness

Ancestry of “ajatuksettomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajatuksetonunthinking; thoughtless
2Finnishajatusthought; idea
3FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
4Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
5Proto-Finnicajadakto go , to drive
6Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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