Where does “kunnianhimoisuus” come from?
kunnianhimoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnianhimoinen, from Finnish kunnianhimo, from Finnish kunnia, from Proto-Finnic *kunnija, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kunnianhimoisuus (Finnish): ambitiousness
Definitions
- ambitiousness
Ancestry of “kunnianhimoisuus”, step by step
kunnianhimoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kunnianhimoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunnianhimoinen | ambitious |
| 2 | Finnish | kunnianhimo | ambition |
| 3 | Finnish | kunnia | honor; glory; credit, honor |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *kunnija | kin, family |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |