Where does “taitavasti” come from?

taitavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitava, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

taitavasti (Finnish): skillfully; ably

Definitions

  1. skillfully; ably

Ancestry of “taitavasti”, step by step

taitavasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaitavaexpert, skilled, skillful, dexterous, capable,...
2Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
3Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
4Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →