Where does “vientiluotto” come from?
vientiluotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish vienti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
vientiluotto (Finnish): export credit
Ancestry of “vientiluotto”, step by step
vientiluotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vienti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vienti | export |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish luotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luotto | credit; Synonym of luottamus |
| 2 | Finnish | luottaa | To trust, rely on, count on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loottadak | to trust, to rely on, to count on |