Where does “vastuuvelvollinen” come from?

vastuuvelvollinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish velvollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vastuuvelvollinen (Finnish): accountable, liable

Definitions

  1. accountable, liable

Ancestry of “vastuuvelvollinen”, step by step

vastuuvelvollinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velvollinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelvollinenbound, obliged, liable
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish vastuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastuuresponsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;...
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply

Words derived from “vastuuvelvollinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen
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