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Where does “uskottavuus” come from?

uskottavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskottava, from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

uskottavuus (Finnish): credibility; likelihood

Definitions

  1. credibility; likelihood

Ancestry of “uskottavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskottavaplausible, credible; Present passive participle...
2Finnishuskoato believe in, have faith in; to believe , trust;...
3Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “uskottavuus”

  • katu-uskottavuus
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