Where does “omatahtoinen” come from?

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

omatahtoinen (Finnish): voluntary, willing, by one's own will

Definitions

  1. voluntary, willing, by one's own will

Ancestry of “omatahtoinen”, step by step

omatahtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

via Finnish tahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahtowill; way
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tahto
Every word from Proto-Finnic omaEvery word from Finnish oma
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