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Where does “äkkipikainen” come from?

äkkipikainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

äkkipikainen (Finnish): short-tempered, quick-tempered, explosive

Definitions

  1. short-tempered, quick-tempered, explosive

Ancestry of “äkkipikainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikainenquick
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “äkkipikainen”

  • äkkipikaisuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →