Where does “sugulane” come from?
sugulane (Estonian) comes from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.
sugulane (Estonian): relative; cousin
Ancestry of “sugulane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sukulainen | relative, relation |
| 2 | Finnish | -lainen | Combined with a place name, forms the noun for... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -lainen | Forms adjectives relating to a place |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -la | locative suffix |