Where does “käymätön” come from?
käymätön (Finnish) comes from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
käymätön (Finnish): one that hasn't been to a place
Definitions
- one that hasn't been to a place
Ancestry of “käymätön”, step by step
käymätön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käydä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |