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Where does “utelias” come from?

utelias (Finnish) comes from Finnish udella, from Proto-Finnic uteldak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ute-.

utelias (Finnish): curious, inquisitive

Definitions

  1. curious, inquisitive

Ancestry of “utelias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishudellato ask questions about, to fish for information
2Proto-Finnicuteldak—
3Proto-Finno-Permicute-—

Words derived from “utelias”

  • uteliaasti
  • uteliaisuus
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