Where does “joutohetki” come from?

joutohetki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetki, from Proto-Finnic hetki, from Proto-Uralic čäčke.

joutohetki (Finnish): idle moment, free moment, moment of leisure

Definitions

  1. idle moment, free moment, moment of leisure

Ancestry of “joutohetki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke
Every word from Proto-Uralic čäčkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic hetkiEvery word from Finnish hetki
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