Where does “ihastuttavasti” come from?
ihastuttavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihastuttava, from Finnish ihastuttaa, from Finnish ihastua, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka — a place behind.
ihastuttavasti (Finnish): charmingly, adorably, enchantingly
Definitions
- charmingly, adorably, enchantingly
Ancestry of “ihastuttavasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ihastuttava | charming, adorable; stunning; Present active... |
| 2 | Finnish | ihastuttaa | To delight, fascinate, thrill |
| 3 | Finnish | ihastua | To be thrilled, pleased; To fall for, become... |
| 4 | Finnish | -stua | Forms translative verbs |
| 5 | Finnish | -staa | Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or... |
| 6 | Finnish | saalistaa | to prey, hunt |
| 7 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 8 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |