Where does “pahaa-aavistamaton” come from?

pahaa-aavistamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish paha, from Proto-Finnic paha, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pahaa-aavistamaton (Finnish): unsuspecting

Definitions

  1. unsuspecting

Ancestry of “pahaa-aavistamaton”, step by step

pahaa-aavistamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahabad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
2Proto-Finnicpahabad, evil, unkind
3Proto-Finnicpaša
4Czechpástto graze, to pasture
5Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
6Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
7Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Finnish aavistamaton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavistamatonunexpected, unforeseen; Negative participle of...
2Finnishaavistaato anticipate; to have a feeling that..., have a...
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei
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