Where does “saarlane” come from?

saarlane (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic saarelainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

saarlane (Estonian): islander

Definitions

  1. islander

Ancestry of “saarlane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaarelainenislander
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarelainen →