Where does “osaavasti” come from?
osaavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish osaava, from Finnish osata, from Proto-Finnic osat'ak.
osaavasti (Finnish): skillfully
Ancestry of “osaavasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | osaava | competent, adept, skillful |
| 2 | Finnish | osata | to know how , can; to know; Synonym of osua |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osat'ak | — |