Where does “pelottomuus” come from?

pelottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish peloton, from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

pelottomuus (Finnish): fearlessness

Definitions

  1. fearlessness

Ancestry of “pelottomuus”, step by step

pelottomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peloton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelotonfearless, daring
2Finnishpelkofear, dread
3Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic pelko →Every word from Finnish pelko →Every word from Finnish peloton →