Where does “joutilas” come from?

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

joutilas (Finnish): idle

Definitions

  1. idle

Ancestry of “joutilas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “joutilas”

Every word from Proto-Finnic joutadak →Every word from Finnish joutaa →