Where does “vakavanlaatuinen” come from?
vakavanlaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakava, from Finnish -va, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.
vakavanlaatuinen (Finnish): serious, of a serious quality
Definitions
- serious, of a serious quality
Ancestry of “vakavanlaatuinen”, step by step
vakavanlaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vakava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vakava | serious; grave, sombre, solemn |
| 2 | Finnish | -va | Forms the present active participle of a verb,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -pa | -ing; forms the present participle, which is... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -pa | — |
via Finnish laatu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatu | quality; sort, kind |
| 2 | Russian | лад | harmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ladъ | harmony, order |