Where does “leppoistaminen” come from?
leppoistaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish leppoistaa, from Finnish leppoinen, from Finnish leppeä, from Finnish leppyä, from Finnish -ua, from Proto-Finnic -üdäk — Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs.
leppoistaminen (Finnish): downshifting; Fourth infinitive of leppoistaa
Definitions
- downshifting; Fourth infinitive of leppoistaa
Ancestry of “leppoistaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leppoistaa | to downshift change one’s career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding |
| 2 | Finnish | leppoinen | — |
| 3 | Finnish | leppeä | balmy |
| 4 | Finnish | leppyä | To relent; To stop being angry |
| 5 | Finnish | -ua | Forms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -üdäk | Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs |