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Where does “ansiottomasti” come from?

ansiottomasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ansioton, from Finnish ansio, from Finnish ansa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ansa.

ansiottomasti (Finnish): undeservingly; meritlessly

Definitions

  1. undeservingly; meritlessly

Ancestry of “ansiottomasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansiotonundeserving; meritless
2Finnishansiomerit; income; virtue
3Finnishansatrap; booby trap
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa—
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