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Where does “maltillinen” come from?

maltillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish maltti, from Finnish malttaa, from Proto-Finnic malttadak.

maltillinen (Finnish): moderate , sober, level-headed; calm, collected,...

Definitions

  1. moderate , sober, level-headed; calm, collected,...

Ancestry of “maltillinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalttipatience; temper; in the expression "menettää...
2Finnishmalttaato have patience
3Proto-Finnicmalttadak—

Words derived from “maltillinen”

  • maltillisesti
  • maltillisuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic malttadak →