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Where does “lahjaton” come from?

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

lahjaton (Finnish): untalented

Definitions

  1. untalented

Ancestry of “lahjaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahja—
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

Words derived from “lahjaton”

  • lahjattomuus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →