Where does “arkaluontoisuus” come from?
arkaluontoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkaluontoinen, from Finnish luontoinen, from Finnish luonto, from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.
Ancestry of “arkaluontoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkaluontoinen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | luontoinen | Having a specified type of nature (natural environment) usually translated as with... nature, not necessarily as an adjective |
| 3 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 4 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |