Where does “antiromaani” come from?

antiromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish anti, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

antiromaani (Finnish): antinovel

Definitions

  1. antinovel

Ancestry of “antiromaani”, step by step

antiromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantioffering, issue; the achieved outcome or result
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta-Every word from Proto-Finnic antadakEvery word from Finnish antaa