Where does “-inen” come from?

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

-inen (Finnish): -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...

Definitions

  1. -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...

Ancestry of “-inen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “-inen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →