Where does “Saarinen” come from?
Saarinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
Saarinen (Finnish): Any of a number of lakes and small places in Finland
Definitions
- Any of a number of lakes and small places in Finland
Ancestry of “Saarinen”, step by step
Saarinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sääri | shank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |