Where does “vastikkeettomuus” come from?

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

vastikkeettomuus (Finnish): gratuitousness being given free

Definitions

  1. gratuitousness being given free

Ancestry of “vastikkeettomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastikkeetongratuitous
2Finnishvastikesubstitute; compensation, quid pro quo; dues
3Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
4Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Finnic vastat'akEvery word from Finnish vastataEvery word from Finnish vastike