Where does “neuvottomuus” come from?

neuvottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish neuvoton, from Finnish neuvo, from Proto-Finnic neuvo — advice.

neuvottomuus (Finnish): helplessness

Definitions

  1. helplessness

Ancestry of “neuvottomuus”, step by step

neuvottomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neuvoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneuvotonhelpless
2Finnishneuvoadvice; resource; Indicative present connegative...
3Proto-Finnicneuvoadvice

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic neuvo →Every word from Finnish neuvo →Every word from Finnish neuvoton →