Where does “vahvatahtoinen” come from?

vahvatahtoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tahto, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tahto.

vahvatahtoinen (Finnish): strong-willed

Definitions

  1. strong-willed

Ancestry of “vahvatahtoinen”, step by step

vahvatahtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahtowill; way
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tahto—

via Finnish vahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvastrong, able-bodied, brawny, burly, powerful;...
2Proto-Finnicvahvastrong; firm
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