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
Definitions
- impossibility
Ancestry of “mahdottomuus”, step by step
mahdottomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mahdoton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to be able to, can |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mašta- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |