Where does “totuudenkaltaisuus” come from?

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

totuudenkaltaisuus (Finnish): realisticness, being like the truth or reality

Definitions

  1. realisticness, being like the truth or reality

Ancestry of “totuudenkaltaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtotuudenkaltainenrealistic, like reality; truthlike, verisimilar
2Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
3Finnishkallasbank
4Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
5Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
6Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →
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