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Where does “epäuskottavuus” come from?

epäuskottavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäuskottava, from Finnish uskottava, from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

epäuskottavuus (Finnish): implausibility

Definitions

  1. implausibility

Ancestry of “epäuskottavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepäuskottavaimplausible, incredible; not credible
2Finnishuskottavaplausible, credible; Present passive participle...
3Finnishuskoato believe in, have faith in; to believe , trust;...
4Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
5Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
6Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
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