Where does “auttamattomuus” come from?
auttamattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish auttamaton, from Finnish auttaa, from Proto-Finnic abuttadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
auttamattomuus (Finnish): unhelpfulness
Ancestry of “auttamattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | auttamaton | incorrigible; unhelpful; Negative participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | auttaa | to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | abuttadak | Alternative form of *abittadak |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |