Where does “uteliaasti” come from?
uteliaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish utelias, from Finnish udella, from Proto-Finnic uteldak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ute-.
uteliaasti (Finnish): curiously
Ancestry of “uteliaasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | utelias | curious, inquisitive |
| 2 | Finnish | udella | to ask questions about, to fish for information |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | uteldak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ute- | — |