Where does “todennäköisesti” come from?
todennäköisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish todennäköinen, from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
todennäköisesti (Finnish): probably, likely
Ancestry of “todennäköisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | todennäköinen | likely, probable |
| 2 | Finnish | näköinen | looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed |
| 3 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |