Where does “eläkeikäinen” come from?
eläkeikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläke, from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
eläkeikäinen (Finnish): of pension age
Definitions
- of pension age
Ancestry of “eläkeikäinen”, step by step
eläkeikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eläke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläke | pension |
| 2 | Finnish | -ke | Forms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -kkä | Front vowel variant of -kka |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |