Where does “uskoutua” come from?
uskoutua (Finnish) comes from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
uskoutua (Finnish): to trust, confide
Definitions
- to trust, confide
Ancestry of “uskoutua”, step by step
| 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- | — |