Where does “vikaturvallinen” come from?
vikaturvallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vika, from Finnish viimeinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vikaturvallinen (Finnish): fail-safe
Definitions
- fail-safe
Ancestry of “vikaturvallinen”, step by step
vikaturvallinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vika | flaw, malfunction, failure, problem; fault; stain... |
| 2 | Finnish | viimeinen | last, final; nth last; dying |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish turvallinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turvallinen | safe; comfortable |
| 2 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -llä | Front vowel variant of -lla |