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Where does “epäkiitollisuus” come from?

epäkiitollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäkiitollinen, from Finnish kiitollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

epäkiitollisuus (Finnish): thanklessness, unrewardingness; ungratefulness

Definitions

  1. thanklessness, unrewardingness; ungratefulness

Ancestry of “epäkiitollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepäkiitollinenunrewarding, thankless; ungrateful, ingrate
2Finnishkiitollinengrateful, thankful
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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