Where does “kunnioittavasti” come from?
kunnioittavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnioittava, from Finnish kunnioittaa, 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.
kunnioittavasti (Finnish): respectfully
Ancestry of “kunnioittavasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kunnioittava | respectful; present active participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunnioittaa | to respect, honour/honor; to venerate, revere; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | kunnia | honor; glory; credit, honor |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *kunnija | — |
| 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 |