Where does “luottoystävä” come from?

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

luottoystävä (Finnish): trusted friend, reliable friend

Definitions

  1. trusted friend, reliable friend

Ancestry of “luottoystävä”, step by step

luottoystävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluottocredit; Synonym of luottamus
2FinnishluottaaTo trust, rely on, count on
3Proto-Finnicloottadakto trust, to rely on, to count on

via Finnish ystävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishystäväfriend
Every word from Proto-Finnic loottadak →Every word from Finnish luottaa →Every word from Finnish luotto →