Where does “siivottomuus” come from?

siivottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siivoton, from Finnish -tön, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

siivottomuus (Finnish): uncleanliness, dirtiness, foulness

Definitions

  1. uncleanliness, dirtiness, foulness

Ancestry of “siivottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivotonunclean, dirty, foul
2Finnish-tönFront vowel variant of -ton
3Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
4Proto-Uralic-ktama—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →Every word from Finnish -tön →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'oin →