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Where does “epäperinteinen” come from?

epäperinteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perinteinen, from Finnish perinne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

epäperinteinen (Finnish): nontraditional, untraditional

Definitions

  1. nontraditional, untraditional

Ancestry of “epäperinteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperinteinentraditional; classic skiing
2Finnishperinnetradition
3Finnish-nneThe possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used...
4Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
5Finnishhartiashoulder
6Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
7Greekχαρτίpaper
8Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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