Where does “-nen” come from?

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

-nen (Finnish): Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...

Ancestry of “-nen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-nen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →