Where does “vastikkeeton” come from?

vastikkeeton (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastike, from Finnish vastata, from Proto-Finnic vastat'ak — to answer, to reply.

vastikkeeton (Finnish): gratuitous

Definitions

  1. gratuitous

Ancestry of “vastikkeeton”, step by step

vastikkeeton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vastike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastikesubstitute; compensation, quid pro quo; dues
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...

Words derived from “vastikkeeton

Every word from Proto-Finnic vastat'akEvery word from Finnish vastataEvery word from Finnish vastike