Where does “nöyryytys” come from?
nöyryytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nöyryyttää, from Finnish uuttaa, from Finnish uu, from Latin U, from Latin V, from Etruscan ? — u.
nöyryytys (Finnish): humiliation
Definitions
- humiliation
Ancestry of “nöyryytys”, step by step
nöyryytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nöyryyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nöyryyttää | To humiliate |
| 2 | Finnish | uuttaa | to extract; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Finnish | uu | The name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest |
| 4 | Latin | U | — |
| 5 | Latin | V | ve |
| 6 | Etruscan | ? | u |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |