Where does “naimattomuus” come from?
naimattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish naimaton, from Finnish naida, from Proto-Finnic naidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje-.
naimattomuus (Finnish): singlehood, bachelorhood, unmarriedness
Definitions
- singlehood, bachelorhood, unmarriedness
Ancestry of “naimattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | naimaton | unmarried, single, sole; Negative participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | naida | to marry; to have sex with somebody, copulate... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | naidak | to marry |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | naje- | — |