Where does “jalattomuus” come from?

jalattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalaton, from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalattomuus (Finnish): footlessness state or condition of being footless

Definitions

  1. footlessness state or condition of being footless

Ancestry of “jalattomuus”, step by step

jalattomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalaton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalatonlegless
2Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →