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Where does “anteliaisuus” come from?

anteliaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish antelias, from Finnish annella, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

anteliaisuus (Finnish): generosity, munificence

Definitions

  1. generosity, munificence

Ancestry of “anteliaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanteliasgenerous
2Finnishannellato give
3Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
4Proto-Finnicantadakto give
5Proto-Uralicëmta-to give
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