Where does “itaruus” come from?

itaruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itara, from Swahili tala.

itaruus (Finnish): stinginess

Definitions

  1. stinginess

Ancestry of “itaruus”, step by step

itaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitarastingy
2Swahilitala—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Swahili tala →Every word from Finnish itara →