Where does “omahyväinen” come from?

omahyväinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish oma, from Proto-Finnic oma — own.

omahyväinen (Finnish): self-satisfied, smug

Definitions

  1. self-satisfied, smug

Ancestry of “omahyväinen”, step by step

omahyväinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “omahyväinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic oma →Every word from Finnish oma →