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Where does “avuttomuus” come from?

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

avuttomuus (Finnish): inability, incapacity, ineptitude

Definitions

  1. inability, incapacity, ineptitude

Ancestry of “avuttomuus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “avuttomuus”

  • avuttomuuslisä
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