Where does “tahtonainen” come from?

tahtonainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tahto, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tahto.

tahtonainen (Finnish): determined, strong-willed woman

Definitions

  1. determined, strong-willed woman

Ancestry of “tahtonainen”, step by step

tahtonainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahtowill; way
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tahto—

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tahto →Every word from Finnish tahto →