Where does “uskomattomuus” come from?
uskomattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskomaton, from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
uskomattomuus (Finnish): incredibleness
Ancestry of “uskomattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | uskomaton | unbelievable, incredible; Negative participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | uskoa | to believe in, have faith in; to believe , trust;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | uskodak | to believe; to have faith |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |