Where does “todistaja” come from?
todistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish todistaa, from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.
todistaja (Finnish): witness
Ancestry of “todistaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | todistaa | To prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,... |
| 2 | Finnish | tosi | truth, reality, real thing; real-life; true |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | toci | truth |