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Where does “saavuttamaton” come from?

saavuttamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish saavuttaa, from Finnish saapua, from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

saavuttamaton (Finnish): unreachable, unattainable, unobtainable,...

Definitions

  1. unreachable, unattainable, unobtainable,...

Ancestry of “saavuttamaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaavuttaato reach; to obtain; to achieve, accomplish
2Finnishsaapuato arrive
3Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
4Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
5Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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