Where does “soinnittomuus” come from?
soinnittomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish soinniton, from Finnish sointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
soinnittomuus (Finnish): tonelessness; voicelessness
Definitions
- tonelessness; voicelessness
Ancestry of “soinnittomuus”, step by step
soinnittomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish soinniton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soinniton | toneless; voiceless, unvoiced |
| 2 | Finnish | sointi | voice; clang; timbre |
| 3 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 4 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |