Where does “untuvanpehmoinen” come from?

untuvanpehmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish untuva, from Finnish untua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.

untuvanpehmoinen (Finnish): soft as down

Definitions

  1. soft as down

Ancestry of “untuvanpehmoinen”, step by step

untuvanpehmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish untuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuntuvadown
2Finnishuntuato get tired, to fatigue
3Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
4Idotuyou singular, thou
5Spanishtúyou; thou
6Latintuusyour
7Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
8Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
9Polishtuhere
10Polishbyćto be
11Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
12Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
13Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Finnish pehmoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmoinensoft
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →