Where does “uppoamaton” come from?
uppoamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.
uppoamaton (Finnish): unsinkable; Negative participle of upota
Definitions
- unsinkable; Negative participle of upota
Ancestry of “uppoamaton”, step by step
uppoamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish upota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | upota | to sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | up'ot'ak | to sink; to drown |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |