Where does “varmentaja” come from?
varmentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish varmentaa, from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.
varmentaja (Finnish): confirmer, one who confirms
Definitions
- confirmer, one who confirms
Ancestry of “varmentaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | varmentaa | to confirm; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | Varma | sure, certain |
| 3 | Finnish | varma | sure, certain; sure, confident |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | varma | strong, sturdy |
Words derived from “varmentaja”