Where does “arki-ilta” come from?

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

arki-ilta (Finnish): weeknight evening or night of a weekday, or any day of the week except the weekend

Definitions

  1. weeknight evening or night of a weekday, or any day of the week except the weekend

Ancestry of “arki-ilta”, step by step

arki-ilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiltaevening
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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