Where does “eheälaitainen” come from?

eheälaitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish eheä, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

eheälaitainen (Finnish): with intact or smooth edges

Definitions

  1. with intact or smooth edges

Ancestry of “eheälaitainen”, step by step

eheälaitainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eheä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheheäWhole, solid; Intact, unbroken; Consistent in...
2Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

via Finnish laita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitaedge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...
2Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
3Proto-Uralic-mpa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish eheä →