Where does “joutilaisuus” come from?

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

joutilaisuus (Finnish): idleness

Definitions

  1. idleness

Ancestry of “joutilaisuus”, step by step

joutilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joutilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoutilasidle
2Finnishjoutaato have/find time
3Proto-Finnicjoutadakto have time; to make it in time

via Finnish isuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisuus—
Every word from Proto-Finnic joutadak →Every word from Finnish joutaa →Every word from Finnish joutilas →