Where does “lujaluonteinen” come from?

lujaluonteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luonteinen, from Finnish luonne, from Finnish luonto, from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

lujaluonteinen (Finnish): mettlesome, strong-minded, with a strong character

Definitions

  1. mettlesome, strong-minded, with a strong character

Ancestry of “lujaluonteinen”, step by step

lujaluonteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luonteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluonteinenHaving a specified nature or character, often...
2Finnishluonnenature, character; personality
3Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
4Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
5Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
6Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish luja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlujafirm; sound; loud
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe-