Where does “tuonkaltainen” come from?

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

tuonkaltainen (Finnish): of that kind as indicated by the speaker

Definitions

  1. of that kind as indicated by the speaker

Ancestry of “tuonkaltainen”, step by step

tuonkaltainen 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 tuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuothat; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*töö—
3Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →