Where does “omanvoitonpyyteinen” come from?
omanvoitonpyyteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.
omanvoitonpyyteinen (Finnish): self-seeking mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests
Definitions
- self-seeking mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests
Ancestry of “omanvoitonpyyteinen”, step by step
omanvoitonpyyteinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voitto | victory, win; profit |
| 2 | Finnish | voittaa | to win |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voittadak | to win |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | voidak | can, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | woje- | can, to be able |