Where does “uimataitoinen” come from?
uimataitoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish uimataito, from Finnish Taito, from Finnish taito, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
uimataitoinen (Finnish): able to swim
Definitions
- able to swim
Ancestry of “uimataitoinen”, step by step
uimataitoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uimataito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uimataito | swimming skill |
| 2 | Finnish | Taito | skill capacity to do something well, particularly one that is acquired or learned |
| 3 | Finnish | taito | skill; art |
| 4 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |