Where does “öinen” come from?

öinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

öinen (Finnish): nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nocturnal

Ancestry of “öinen”, step by step

öinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “öinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →