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

  1. singlehood, bachelorhood, unmarriedness

Ancestry of “naimattomuus”, step by step

naimattomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naimaton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaimatonunmarried, single, sole; Negative participle of...
2Finnishnaidato marry; to have sex with somebody, copulate...
3Proto-Finnicnaidakto marry
4Proto-Finno-Ugricnaje-—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic naidak →Every word from Finnish naida →
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