Where does “äkämys” come from?

äkämys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äkeä, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

äkämys (Finnish): shrew, curmudgeon

Definitions

  1. shrew, curmudgeon

Ancestry of “äkämys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäkeäirascible, irked, irritated, sullen
2Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “äkämys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish äkeä →