Where does “kaunistelematon” come from?
kaunistelematon (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaunistella, from Finnish kaunistaa, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.
kaunistelematon (Finnish): blunt, unembellished, warts and all
Definitions
- blunt, unembellished, warts and all
Ancestry of “kaunistelematon”, step by step
kaunistelematon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaunistella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaunistella | to embellish, sugar, prettify; to be euphemistic |
| 2 | Finnish | kaunistaa | to embellish, beautify, prettify |
| 3 | Finnish | kaunis | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaunis | beautiful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skauniz | beautiful, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱoun- | quick, dashing, beautiful |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |