Where does “kuulemattomuus” come from?
kuulemattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulematon, from Finnish -mätön, from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.
kuulemattomuus (Finnish): inaudibility
Definitions
- inaudibility
Ancestry of “kuulemattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulematon | unheard, inaudible |
| 2 | Finnish | -mätön | Front vowel variant of -maton |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -mat'oin | Forms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'oin | -less |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ktama | — |