Where does “valvotus” come from?
valvotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valvottaa, from Finnish valvoa, from Finnish -oa, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
valvotus (Finnish): keeping awake, keeping up
Definitions
- keeping awake, keeping up
Ancestry of “valvotus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valvottaa | to keep awake, keep up prevent from sleeping |
| 2 | Finnish | valvoa | to stay up, stay awake; to oversee, supervise,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -oa | Forms frequentative verbs, primarily from nouns... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |