Where does “Lehmänen” come from?

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

Lehmänen (Finnish): cow, cowlet, cowling diminutive term for a cow, used e.g. when one needs to talk calmingly to the animal

Definitions

  1. cow, cowlet, cowling diminutive term for a cow, used e.g. when one needs to talk calmingly to the animal

Ancestry of “Lehmänen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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