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Where does “ehostus” come from?

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

ehostus (Finnish): makeup

Definitions

  1. makeup

Ancestry of “ehostus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishehostaaTo apply makeup; to make up
2FinnisheheäWhole, solid; Intact, unbroken; Consistent in...
3Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
4Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
5Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
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