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Where does “lahjomaton” come from?

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

lahjomaton (Finnish): incorruptible, unbribable; immune to external...

Definitions

  1. incorruptible, unbribable; immune to external...

Ancestry of “lahjomaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlahjoaTo bribe
2FinnishLahja—
3Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
4Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
5Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →