Where does “mitätön” come from?
mitätön (Finnish) comes from Finnish mitta, from Proto-Finnic mitta — measure.
mitätön (Finnish): fractional, puny, negligible, insignificant,...
Definitions
- fractional, puny, negligible, insignificant,...
Ancestry of “mitätön”, step by step
mitätön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mitta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mitta | measure; length, measure |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mitta | measure |
via Finnish ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ton | Genitive singular form of toi; Accusative... |