Where does “leedulane” come from?
leedulane (Estonian) comes from Estonian -lane, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.
leedulane (Estonian): Lithuanian
Ancestry of “leedulane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | -lane | Derives nouns from places for a person... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -lainen | Forms adjectives relating to a place |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -la | locative suffix |