Where does “ehtotapa” come from?

ehtotapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehto, from Finnish ehtiä, from Proto-Finnic ehtidäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte-.

ehtotapa (Finnish): conditional, conditional mood

Definitions

  1. conditional, conditional mood

Ancestry of “ehtotapa”, step by step

ehtotapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
2Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
3Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
4Proto-Finno-Permicešte-—

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ehtidäk →Every word from Finnish ehtiä →
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