Where does “lomatodistus” come from?

lomatodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish todistus, from Finnish todistaa, from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.

lomatodistus (Finnish): certificate of leave

Definitions

  1. certificate of leave

Ancestry of “lomatodistus”, step by step

lomatodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish todistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistuscertificate; diploma, report card, certificate;...
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth

via Finnish loma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlomaholiday, vacation; furlough; gap
2Proto-Finniclomagap
3Proto-Finno-Permiclomagap
Every word from Proto-Finnic toci →Every word from Finnish tosi →Every word from Finnish todistaa →