Where does “lyömätön” come from?

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

lyömätön (Finnish): unbeatable

Definitions

  1. unbeatable

Ancestry of “lyömätön”, step by step

lyömätön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyödä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyödäto hit, strike, knock; to beat; to hurl, chuck,...
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish maton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatonGenitive singular form of matto
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic löödäk →Every word from Finnish lyödä →