Where does “äksysti” come from?
äksysti (Finnish) comes from Finnish äksy, from Finnish äkeä, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.
äksysti (Finnish): crankily
Definitions
- crankily
Ancestry of “äksysti”, step by step
äksysti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äksy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äksy | cranky, cantankerous |
| 2 | Finnish | äkeä | irascible, irked, irritated, sullen |
| 3 | Finnish | -ea | A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eda | A generic adjective marker |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -eta | A generic adjective marker, attached to roots |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |