Where does “berninpaimenkoira” come from?

berninpaimenkoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish paimenkoira, from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

berninpaimenkoira (Finnish): Bernese Mountain Dog

Definitions

  1. Bernese Mountain Dog

Ancestry of “berninpaimenkoira”, step by step

berninpaimenkoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paimenkoira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaimenkoiraherding dog
2Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Bern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBern
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus