Where does “varmentua” come from?

varmentua (Finnish) comes from Finnish varmentaa, from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.

varmentua (Finnish): to be confirmed

Definitions

  1. to be confirmed

Ancestry of “varmentua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarmentaato confirm; Third-person singular indicative...
2FinnishVarmasure, certain
3Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
4Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy
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