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
- incorruptible, unbribable; immune to external...
Ancestry of “lahjomaton”, step by step
lahjomaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lahjoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lahjoa | To bribe |
| 2 | Finnish | Lahja | present, gift |
| 3 | Finnish | lahja | present, gift; talent, gift |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lahja | wedding gift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blahwjǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlok- | — |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |