Where does “luottavainen” come from?

luottavainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luottava, from Finnish luottaa, from Proto-Finnic loottadak — to trust, to rely on, to count on.

luottavainen (Finnish): trustful, confident

Definitions

  1. trustful, confident

Ancestry of “luottavainen”, step by step

luottavainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luottava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluottavaPresent active participle of luottaa
2FinnishluottaaTo trust, rely on, count on
3Proto-Finnicloottadakto trust, to rely on, to count on

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “luottavainen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic loottadak →Every word from Finnish luottaa →Every word from Finnish luottava →
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