Where does “totisesti” come from?
totisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish totinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
totisesti (Finnish): truly, verily, amen
Definitions
- truly, verily, amen
Ancestry of “totisesti”, step by step
totisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish totinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | totinen | grave, serious |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |