Where does “mahdottomuus” come from?
mahdottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahdoton, from Finnish mahto, from Finnish mahtaa, from Proto-Finnic mahtadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mašta-.
mahdottomuus (Finnish): impossibility
Ancestry of “mahdottomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mahdoton | impossible |
| 2 | Finnish | mahto | possibility, chance |
| 3 | Finnish | mahtaa | must do, to probably; to be able to, can do;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mahtadak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mašta- | — |