Where does “luottolama” come from?
luottolama (Finnish) comes from Finnish lama, from Tibetan བླ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
luottolama (Finnish): credit crunch
Ancestry of “luottolama”, step by step
luottolama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lama | depression; paralysis, depression; lama |
| 2 | Tibetan | བླ་མ | lama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru |
| 3 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Finnish luotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luotto | credit; Synonym of luottamus |
| 2 | Finnish | luottaa | To trust, rely on, count on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loottadak | to trust, to rely on, to count on |