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Where does “avajaisjumalanpalvelus” come from?

avajaisjumalanpalvelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avajaiset, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

avajaisjumalanpalvelus (Finnish): opening worship

Definitions

  1. opening worship

Ancestry of “avajaisjumalanpalvelus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavajaisetopening, opening ceremony
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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