Where does “ontosti” come from?

ontosti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ontto, from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.

ontosti (Finnish): hollowly

Definitions

  1. hollowly

Ancestry of “ontosti”, step by step

ontosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ontto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonttohollow
2FinnishonsiSynonym of ontelo
3Proto-Finniconcicavity
4Proto-Finno-Ugricomtecavity

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric omteEvery word from Proto-Finnic onciEvery word from Finnish onsi
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