Where does “katkeamattomuus” come from?

katkeamattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkeamaton, from Finnish katketa, from Proto-Finnic katket'ak — to break (into two pieces), to snap.

katkeamattomuus (Finnish): unbrokenness

Definitions

  1. unbrokenness

Ancestry of “katkeamattomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkeamatonunbroken
2Finnishkatketato cut; to break, snap
3Proto-Finnickatket'akto break (into two pieces), to snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic katket'ak →Every word from Finnish katketa →Every word from Finnish katkeamaton →