Where does “silmänkantamaton” come from?
silmänkantamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantamaton, from Finnish -mätön, from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.
silmänkantamaton (Finnish): beyond one's sight, so far (away) one cannot see
Definitions
- beyond one's sight, so far (away) one cannot see
Ancestry of “silmänkantamaton”, step by step
silmänkantamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kantamaton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kantamaton | nonbearing |
| 2 | Finnish | -mätön | Front vowel variant of -maton |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -mat'oin | Forms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'oin | -less |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ktama | — |