Where does “vaikealuonteinen” come from?

vaikealuonteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luonteinen, from Finnish luonne, from Finnish luonto, from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

vaikealuonteinen (Finnish): difficult to interact or deal with, of a difficult or challenging character

Definitions

  1. difficult to interact or deal with, of a difficult or challenging character

Ancestry of “vaikealuonteinen”, step by step

vaikealuonteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luonteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluonteinenHaving a specified nature or character, often...
2Finnishluonnenature, character; personality
3Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
4Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
5Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
6Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish vaikea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaikeaDifficult, hard
2Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
3Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
4Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe-