Where does “Kiina-keskinen” come from?
Kiina-keskinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskinen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Kiina-keskinen (Finnish): Sinocentric
Ancestry of “Kiina-keskinen”, step by step
Kiina-keskinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keskinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskinen | central |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish Kiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kiina | China; of China; Chinese |
| 2 | Swedish | Kina | China |
| 3 | Chinese | 秦 | — |
Words derived from “Kiina-keskinen”