Where does “alaikäisyys” come from?
alaikäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish alaikäinen, from Finnish ikäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
alaikäisyys (Finnish): infancy
Definitions
- infancy
Ancestry of “alaikäisyys”, step by step
alaikäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alaikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alaikäinen | underage; minor; infant |
| 2 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 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 uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |