Where does “valitettavasti” come from?
valitettavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish valitettava, from Finnish välittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
valitettavasti (Finnish): unfortunately; lamentably
Definitions
- unfortunately; lamentably
Ancestry of “valitettavasti”, step by step
valitettavasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valitettava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valitettava | lamentable; Present passive participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |