Where does “joutenolo” come from?
joutenolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.
joutenolo (Finnish): idling, leisure, inactivity, doing nothing
Definitions
- idling, leisure, inactivity, doing nothing
Ancestry of “joutenolo”, step by step
joutenolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish olo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | olo | being, the action of the verb olla; feeling,... |
| 2 | Finnish | olla | to be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |
via Finnish jouten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jouten | idle, idly |
| 2 | Finnish | joutaa | to have/find time |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joutadak | to have time; to make it in time |