Where does “vakavalaatuinen” come from?

vakavalaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakava, from Finnish -va, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.

vakavalaatuinen (Finnish): serious of a serious type or nature

Definitions

  1. serious of a serious type or nature

Ancestry of “vakavalaatuinen”, step by step

vakavalaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakavaserious; grave, sombre, solemn
2Finnish-vaForms the present active participle of a verb,...
3Proto-Finnic-pa-ing; forms the present participle, which is...
4Proto-Uralic-pa

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order
Every word from Proto-Uralic -paEvery word from Proto-Finnic -paEvery word from Finnish -va