Where does “totuudenkaltainen” come from?

totuudenkaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

totuudenkaltainen (Finnish): realistic, like reality; truthlike, verisimilar

Definitions

  1. realistic, like reality; truthlike, verisimilar

Ancestry of “totuudenkaltainen”, step by step

totuudenkaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
2Finnishkallasbank
3Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
4Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
5Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

via Finnish totuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtotuustruth
2Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
3Proto-Finnictocitruth

Words derived from “totuudenkaltainen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →