Where does “epävarmuustekijä” come from?
epävarmuustekijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekijä, from Proto-Finnic tekejä, from Estonian tegema, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
epävarmuustekijä (Finnish): source of uncertainty, cause of uncertainty
Definitions
- source of uncertainty, cause of uncertainty
Ancestry of “epävarmuustekijä”, step by step
epävarmuustekijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tekijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tekijä | author, auteur; maker; doer |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tekejä | doer, maker |
| 3 | Estonian | tegema | to do |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish epävarmuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epävarmuus | uncertainty; insecurity; contingency |
| 2 | Finnish | epävarma | insecure; uncertain, unsure |
| 3 | Finnish | Varma | sure, certain |
| 4 | Finnish | varma | sure, certain; sure, confident |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | varma | strong, sturdy |