Where does “oikeastaan” come from?

oikeastaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikeastaan (Finnish): actually, in fact

Definitions

  1. actually, in fact

Ancestry of “oikeastaan”, step by step

oikeastaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oikea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
2Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
3Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—

via Finnish staan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstaan—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic oikeda →Every word from Finnish oikea →