Where does “huonontua” come from?
huonontua (Finnish) comes from Finnish huonontaa, from Finnish huono, from Proto-Finnic hoono — bad, poor.
huonontua (Finnish): to deteriorate, worsen
Ancestry of “huonontua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | huonontaa | to deteriorate, worsen; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | huono | bad; poor |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hoono | bad, poor |