Where does “joutavuus” come from?

joutavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish joutava, from Finnish joutaa, from Proto-Finnic joutadak — to have time; to make it in time.

joutavuus (Finnish): triviality, unimportance, uselessness

Definitions

  1. triviality, unimportance, uselessness

Ancestry of “joutavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjoutavaPresent active participle of joutaa; useless,...
2Finnishjoutaato have/find time
3Proto-Finnicjoutadakto have time; to make it in time
Every word from Proto-Finnic joutadak →Every word from Finnish joutaa →Every word from Finnish joutava →