Where does “uimataidoton” come from?

uimataidoton (Finnish) comes from Finnish uimataito, from Finnish Taito, from Finnish taito, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

uimataidoton (Finnish): unable to swim

Definitions

  1. unable to swim

Ancestry of “uimataidoton”, step by step

uimataidoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uimataito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuimataitoswimming skill
2FinnishTaitoskill capacity to do something well, particularly one that is acquired or learned
3Finnishtaitoskill; art
4Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
6Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o