Where does “avuttomasti” come from?

avuttomasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish avuton, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.

avuttomasti (Finnish): helplessly

Definitions

  1. helplessly

Ancestry of “avuttomasti”, step by step

avuttomasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avuton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavutonhelpless
2Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
3Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic apu →Every word from Finnish apu →Every word from Finnish avuton →