Where does “lahjakkuus” come from?

lahjakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahjakas, from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahjakkuus (Finnish): giftedness

Definitions

  1. giftedness

Ancestry of “lahjakkuus”, step by step

lahjakkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lahjakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahjakasgifted
2FinnishLahjapresent, gift
3Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
4Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
5Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “lahjakkuus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭEvery word from Proto-Finnic lahja
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