Where does “omavelkainen” come from?

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

omavelkainen (Finnish): self-indebted

Definitions

  1. self-indebted

Ancestry of “omavelkainen”, step by step

omavelkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Finnic omaEvery word from Finnish oma