Where does “todennäköinen” come from?

todennäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

todennäköinen (Finnish): likely, probable

Definitions

  1. likely, probable

Ancestry of “todennäköinen”, step by step

todennäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish toden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtodenGenitive singular form of tosi

Words derived from “todennäköinen

Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Proto-Finnic -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic näko