Where does “uskomaton” come from?
uskomaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
uskomaton (Finnish): unbelievable, incredible; Negative participle of...
Definitions
- unbelievable, incredible; Negative participle of...
Ancestry of “uskomaton”, step by step
uskomaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uskoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uskoa | to believe, have faith someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | uskodak | to believe; to have faith |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |