Where does “luonta” come from?

luonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

luonta (Finnish): nature, character

Definitions

  1. nature, character

Ancestry of “luonta”, step by step

luonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish luo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluoto; Third-person singular indicative present form...
2Finnishluokseto, to

Words derived from “luonta”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →