Where does “X-sukupolvi” come from?

X-sukupolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukupolvi, from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

X-sukupolvi (Finnish): Generation X

Definitions

  1. Generation X

Ancestry of “X-sukupolvi”, step by step

X-sukupolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukupolvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupolvigeneration
2Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
3Proto-Finnicpolviknee
4Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Finnish X

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishX
Every word from Proto-Uralic polweEvery word from Proto-Finnic polviEvery word from Finnish polvi