Where does “omaehtoisuus” come from?

omaehtoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish omaehtoinen, from Finnish -ehtoinen, from Finnish ehto, from Finnish ehtiä, from Proto-Finnic ehtidäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte-.

omaehtoisuus (Finnish): spontaneousness, voluntariness

Definitions

  1. spontaneousness, voluntariness

Ancestry of “omaehtoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaehtoinenspontaneous; voluntary; self-
2Finnish-ehtoinenconditioned
3Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
4Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
5Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
6Proto-Finno-Permicešte-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ehtidäk →Every word from Finnish ehtiä →